Word: nailed
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...deciding point, however, was extremely difficult to nail down. Playing first singles, Bergman took a demanding first set from Ramona But 6-2, but then appeared to tire, dropping the second set 6-2 and falling behind in the third. At second doubles, Ivy Player of the Year Lingman had trouble with Marianne Baker, falling in a 7-6 tiebreak in the first set. Likewise, at fourth singles, Elsa O’Riain dropped her first set in a tiebreak to Neda Mihneva and was losing in the second...
...tricky, though, to nail down what states are spending because of No Child--and what they would have spent anyway to live up to their own laws. School districts don't break down the costs that way--and many of them are prone to exaggeration. In any case, the testing required by No Child is not all that pricey, but other requirements--to increase teacher training and offer after-school tutoring to children who are struggling...
...last at-bat the Crimson gave McAteer more of a cushion as she prepared to nail down the win. Senior Lauren Stefanchik delivered a two-out single with runners on second and third. Sophomore Susie Winkeller, 2-for-2 with a walk for the game, scored on the play...
Stopping short of calling the three-run blast “the nail in the coffin,” Vance called the home run “the back breaker.” When he came back onto the field to see that the Crimson was down 6-1, he couldn’t help but be a little pessimistic...
...sophomore five-seat Carrie Williams said. “We haven’t had a race that close yet. I mean, it was a great race—if my hands hadn’t been on that oar, I would have been biting my nails it was so good. Sitting next to an eight-oared screaming thrashing machine for six minutes—it was a nail-biter, and a little nerve racking...