Word: maintainence
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...traffic, pollution, aesthetic debauchery and an intellectually stifling “laid back” atmosphere. The city is a huge expanse of strip malls, crumbling homes and apartment buildings that were in bad taste to begin with, crammed freeways and unbelievably crowded public schools. Sure, rich Los Angelinos maintain some nice areas (and these are the parts of L.A. that most visitors see and care to remember), but charming or culturally enhancing bits of Los Angeles are few and far between. Boston may be cold, but it’s got it where it counts...
...UMass likes to run and gun,” said Cohen. “We needed to maintain possession. We did that early, but then we got out of our game and started playing theirs...
...Minutemen pushed their advantage to 4-2 with a goal at the 7:18 mark, but the Crimson again pulled within one just minutes later. After freshman attack Sean Kane made a great hustle play to maintain possession of the ball, Logigian beat both his man and the UMass goaltender to create the halftime score...
Pacing is crucial as well. You’ve got to decide whether it’s more advantageous to maintain a high profile with an all-out attack or to play it safe and possibly become a sitting duck in turn. Each family must decide its most valuable player, the one person who has the most potential to carry the franchise, and those who must take one for the team when necessary...
...sheik, seconded by noisy and emotional elders of the Ajil tribe, laid out their grievances, demands and an ultimatum. The Kurdish looters were threatening their women and children, he said. The U.S. should send a couple of tanks in to maintain order. If not, the sheik concluded, they would take the law into their own hands. The sheik was charming, but there was menace along the fringes of the meeting...