Word: notch
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...chipped away with a notch in the fifth and a two-run shot in the bottom of the seventh by centerfielder Chiya Louie before stealing the win in the eighth. A one-out single and a steal off Voaklander set the stage for Jamie Haas—5-for-10 on the day—to come through for the Terriers...
...from a script by the American Leonard Schrader and a novel by the Argentine Manuel Puig. This time the artistic melting pot bubbled to perfection. The film's gaudily stylized performances (notably Hurt's, which has grandeur about it), all its tonalities, both visual and verbal, are pitched one notch above the naturalistic. Thus Babenco may subtly explore issues, both political and psychological, that are usually dulled by moviemakers' earnestness and self-importance. Full of sudden startlements and twists, the film is delighted by its own originality, its own shrewdly controlled outrageousness. If Busby Berkeley had ever made a movie...
...were out-stroked,” sophomore seven-seat Katie Golden said. “We need to work on our rate. We were obviously upset, but I think if anything, we were more determined to kick it up a notch...
...launch. And they attacked him for what Thomas Maier, fund manager at Union Investment - Germany's third largest investment fund, which holds some 500 million euros' worth of Daimler shares - called "serious management mistakes." In the U.S., Moody's cut its rating of General Motors' debt to just one notch above "junk" status - a once unthinkable position for a company that for years was synonymous with American manufacturing muscle. Chief executive Rick Wagoner announced he would personally lead the firm's efforts to turn around its struggling North American operations. Collectively, Rover, Daimler and GM have sold hundreds of millions...
...Brown fell behind 2-1 before Schell knocked his next offering just past freshman Taylor Meehan to the left of second base, driving in Abraham before the Crimson (11-7) could escape the inning. Holy Cross pitcher Scott Hampe retired the Harvard side in order not long after to notch his fourth save of the season and secure the win for Kevin O’Dea (1-0), who scattered three hits in as many stanzas of relief. Wheeler (0-2) was saddled with the loss after surrendering the run on one hit and one walk in two innings...