Word: perfective
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...HARVARD GOAL. Sarah Vaillancourt is like T.I. She can have whatever she likes. After stealing the puck, Vaillancourt had a 2-on-1 with Chute. Vaillancourt never rushes. She just held on to the puck until Chute was in the perfect location and then put the puck right on Chute's stick. Everyone knows what a lethal scorer Vaillancourt is, but it's the way her passing game has developed over the last two years that makes her arguably the best player in the country (although very persuasive arguments could be made for Mercyhurst's Megan Agosta). HARVARD 2, CORNELL...
...President Barack Obama described this stark reality in his recent speech rolling out an expensive plan to keep the housing market from sinking further. Picture "a young family," he suggested. "They save up. They search. They choose a home that feels like the perfect place to start a life. They secure a fixed-rate mortgage at a reasonable rate, make a down payment, and make their mortgage payments each month. They are as responsible as anyone could ask them to be." (Read: "Will President Obama's New Housing Plan Work...
...however, lies in writing poems as bland as his subjects. In “Watching Her Read My Poem,” the narrator observes, “She did hover on my page / A bit more than the others… Then on to the street / And with perfect aim / Right into / the trash.” It does not seem so hard to follow suit. Here, as in many of his other poems, Holder’s choice of unusual material actually turns out to be a strength, but his imagery lacks clarity. He has reduced his poetry...
...According to MacDonald, rising rents and the increasing popularity of online shopping—”a perfect storm of events”—has forced many independently-owned shops out of the Square...
...ourselves deep in the rankings,” Vaillancourt said. “But we turned things around at the perfect time and we’re still peaking. We’ve been improving every game...