Word: nails
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...Such inconsistencies - which, to many, smack of double standards - are not confined to Britain. Despite the gravitational pull toward uniformity provided by the binding opinions of the European Court of Human Rights, a diverse Continent does not lend itself to a common approach. "It's like trying to nail down a jellyfish," says Vincenzo Zeno-Zencovich, a professor of comparative law at Roma Tre University. "Each country has its own taboos. What applies to Great Britain does not apply to Greece." The old law-school adage holds that hard cases make bad law, and when a country finds certain words...
...point lead, Stehle was still out there, waving off freshman point guard Drew Housman and dribbling the ball all over the court. The flu was an afterthought. If there was going to be a foul, he wanted to be the one to go to the line and nail down what seemed to be a foregone conclusion at that point. This was Stehle’s night. Even if no one else knew it.—Staff writer Michael R. James can be reached at mrjames@fas.harvard.edu...
...dominance on the court by shutting out her opponent 6-0 in the first set and finished the match with a 6-3 second-set win to lead Harvard to its first-ever semifinal at the tournament.HARVARD 4, GEORGIA 3The Crimson’s first match was a nail-biter against Georgia on Thursday, as the score was tied 3-3 before Harvard clinched the victory in the last match of singles play. “We didn’t really have a lot of confidence-boosting going into the first match—we just did our normal...
...article "Twilight in Italy," on the competition that Italian manufacturers are facing from Chinese firms, hit the nail on the head [Dec. 5]. Italy is going to resemble China before it achieved economic success. In order to compete, Italians will have to give up the buying power and social security they are used to. Italy has been living under the delusion that the manufacture of quality chairs is rocket science. It has failed to invest in research, education and high technology. Now the reality is hitting home, and Italy will go down. The question is how far down. Diego Amicabile...
...China to compete in markets historically dominated by European - and especially Italian - firms. Some readers blamed Europe's decline on its economic inefficiencies. Others criticized Asia's unfair labor practices The article "Twilight In Italy," on the ferocious competition that Italian manufacturers are facing from Chinese firms, hit the nail on the head [Dec. 5]. Italy is going to resemble China before it achieved economic success. In order to compete, Italians will have to give up the buying power and social security they are used to. Italy has been living under the delusion that the manufacture of quality chairs...