Word: musters
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...legalize marriage for gay couples mattered so much: it was the first time in U.S. history that a first-branch institution, one that has to face voters in short order, actually granted equal marriage rights. (The California legislature has twice voted for marriage equality, but advocates couldn't muster enough votes to override Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's vetoes). Lesbian and gay Americans, who will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in June, have a long history of emerging from shadows, and now they have shaken off the idea that they must always cower behind judges' cloaks...
...field wall. Francis ran home to set the final mark. Brown sealed the deal in the top of the seventh, striking out two of the last three batters and earning her third save. PRINCETON 1, HARVARD 0 Despite an excellent outing by Brown, the Crimson couldn’t muster up more than one hit and failed to keep Princeton from scoring in a pivotal fifth inning. Brown started the game strong, striking out seven in the first four innings. Her counterpart, Tigers sophomore Michelle Tolfa, managed to strike out only one and walked five for the game...
...could have been.”SAN DIEGO 5, HARVARD 2On Saturday, the Crimson squared up against No. 75 San Diego, eager to register a win in its last non-conference dual match of the season. Despite drawing level with the Toreros at 2-2, Harvard was unable to muster a win in its last three, tightly-contested singles.“If we had our full squad without any injuries, we would have done a bit better,” Fish said. “But I think that the players that got a chance to play got better...
...well,” Baise said. “Our liberos, senior Jeff [Nathan] and freshman Dan [Schreff], also made some very big plays.” HARVARD 3, NYU 2With over a week of rest since its previous game, a rejuvenated Harvard team found just enough energy to muster a 3-2 (28-30, 33-35, 30-26, 30-26, 15-13) victory over host NYU. “It was a great match,” Baise said. “I thought it was really high quality volleyball for two and a half hours...
...from a position of weakness, which is why the U.S. is keeping in place, and trying to increase, its leverage in the form of economic pressure on Iran to desist from enriching uranium. But Iran sees the U.S. game plan and believes that Washington won't be able to muster the level of economic pressure necessary to force its hand - and the U.S. can hardly afford to initiate hostilities with the Islamic Republic, because it needs Iran's cooperation in Iraq and Afghanistan. A dialogue has clearly begun, but on current indications, that dialogue will - at least for now - remain...