Word: maintaining
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...some teammates wanted to know if they could get some balls and the lights turned on at Jordan Field to work on their shooting. At that moment, I knew we were going to be just fine.”This type of dedication is needed if Harvard hopes to maintain its hot streak. Duboe and the Crimson soon enter a gauntlet of games against the likes of Penn, Duke, Cornell, and Princeton as part of one of the most difficult midseason schedules in team history. “A key part to our success is treating every game the same...
...Washington Post and other major news agencies have resorted to spending millions of dollars to protect their staff and maintain a presence among a dwindling press corps...
...Iraq's future It's really pretty much in the hands of the Iraqi parliament. As long as we can maintain - which we have demonstrated we could - the level of security that exists. What they did in February - on the de-baathification law, on establishing the provincial elections, on reconciliation - are major steps forward. And if they can complete the job on the hydro-carbon law, I think we have a chance to gradually withdraw, turn over the security to the Iraqi troops, of which we now have 500,000 trained and in uniform. Then...
...Baqer Qalibaf, the mayor of Tehran, is emerging as a quiet rival to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Described as a moderate conservative, Qalibaf is likely to be a contender for the presidency in next year's national elections, though he refuses to talk directly about his plans. He does however maintain that he and Ahmadinejad have "tastes" that "are very different" - and that they are clearly not friends. Many political observers believe Qalibaf is behind the Reformist Fundamentalists' Coalition, which split from the main conservative coalition before last week's elections. (Candidates loosely allied with the coalition have captured 70 seats...
...patrolling Baghdad's streets When I was a platoon leader, we had to maintain continuous patrols so I would be out from 3 in the morning until 11 in the morning, or I'd be out from 10 at night until 6 in the morning - just ridiculously odd hours that would change every day almost. So it became really weird - not to sleep or eat really...