Word: outstepped
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...their need for the kind of think-tank infrastructure of policy work that has given the Right a major advantage in recent years. Now, in addition to smart policy analysis, liberals need to get to work on reclaiming control of the political vocabulary. The left needs wordsmiths who can outstep the Republicans in naming policies, because “Corporate Accountability” and “Fiscal Responsibility” aren’t quite hacking it on the airwaves. I’m not saying they have to lower themselves, but sophisticated policy needs to be packaged with...
...that form. Think of the sonnet--its construction is rigidly decreed, but poets have demonstrated time and time again that it is possible to transcend the apparent limitations of the sonnet, for within its confines, one can say whatever one wishes. Likewise, Byrd showed that it was possible to outstep the ostensible boundaries for plainsong writing by imbuing it with a passion (perhaps a bit cerebral by Romantic standards, but potent passion nevertheless) that stemmed from his religious frustration as a staunch Roman Catholic in Anglican England. Similarly, though Bach was "only" a Lutheran, his music resonates with passion that...
Although the concept of hacking is simple, the methods used vary. There are the basic instep and outstep kicks. In addition, there are the more exotic knee bounces, chest traps, and the ever popular toe shot...
...Because he had no likely prospect, as he went the rounds of the Grand Circuit this summer Horse Owner Sheppard kept one eye on his own stable, the other on his fellow horsemen's. At Agawam three weeks ago, he saw William Cane's Hambletonian entry, McLin, outstep the highly touted Long Key in the third heat of the American Stake (after a miserable showing in the two previous heats). As quick as a man could say David Harum, Owner Sheppard offered Owner Cane $20,000 for McLin, had him hitched to a Hanover sulky the following week...
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