Word: notch
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...think that nationwide, even in just the past couple of years, the level of competition has raised itself a notch and now there are a number of very strong programs around the country that are all legitimate contenders,” Lambert said. “It’s actually very exciting...
After their recent flour attack on Tony Blair, Fathers 4 Justice will combine their love of baking supplies with their love of superheros—scaling bridges as Spiderman, etc.—and take it up a notch. Yeah, we’re talking cupcakes, the Green Hornet and Prince Charles...
...with it. So Margus began applying his business brain to the problem of how to find a cure. He broke it down into smaller problems, assembling a list of things he needed to learn about: molecular biology, how the government funds research, how you capture the interest of top-notch scientists, what lobbying is all about. He decided his approach would be to pollinate as many excellent labs as possible, funding postdocs to work under superstars and hoping that whenever researchers discovered something relevant, they might at least ask themselves, Could this help Brad's kids? "Early...
With each notch up in tension, the whole rebuilding enterprise becomes more difficult. The fighting has grown so intense, security costs that were supposed to account for about 10% of the $18 billion in reconstruction money through September 2004 are instead running at 25%. Major contractors like General Electric and Siemens AG are scaling back their efforts because of the unsafe environment. Money and energy that were meant to go into new schools and new water-treatment plants are diverted toward rebuilding bombed police stations and retraining Iraqi troops...
...robbers forced to masquerade as a band in order to rent church-lady Irma P. Hall’s basement because it connects to the basement of their target. Although the Coens’ affection for southern tradition is sweet and the manic third act brings things up a notch, it isn’t enough to save this essentially mediocre film...