Word: pinned
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...your book calls for more open international disagreement. It often ends up in self-delusion if, with a great power, you don't take arguments head-on. I don't think Britain ended up influencing the Bush Administration on Iraq one jot. We were simply a sort of multilateral pin to stick in the Administration's lapel. Europe's relationship with the U.S. is fundamentally strong enough for us to disagree. Had we set out where we thought things were mistaken, it might have emboldened American critics of the policy. And why do we always feel obliged to leave...
...sense of the event’s purpose or scope. People who came specifically for the party seem nonplussed. With no clear idea of where the center of the event is, they opt for either standing in tight groups or heading for the bar. I choose the latter and pin down one of the Adult Swim reps. After allowing myself to get plied with goodies (Dangerdoom and Adult Swim posters and stickers), I learn that the reason for the unusual venue is a question of status. Ross and Robert can’t hold events on campus, since they?...
...mats, members of the wrestling team use their strength, smarts and passion to pin down those less talented in wrestling. Off the mats, they use the same skills to lift those less fortunate in life. For the past two years, the Harvard wrestling team has been spending its Saturday mornings helping local people in need by volunteering at the food pantry located in St. Paul Church in Harvard Square. It is there that they spend three to four hours, beginning at around 9:30 a.m., working with other volunteers to supply the needy citizens of the area with food...
...overcame an early deficit against the Bears and won a thrilling 38-35 double-overtime marathon. Those teams had the swagger. The team that took the field on Saturday in Ithaca did not. This isn’t the responsibility of any individual. You certainly can’t pin it on sophomore quarterback Liam O’Hagan. After all, he was the architect of the Crimson’s two dramatic comebacks earlier this year and has since lost his top three receivers. You can’t point at junior tailback Clifton Dawson either. Sure...
...told that the operation on the ridge will take "just several hours" and they need to haul only their weapons and ammo onto the Chinooks. But like many missions, this one doesn't go according to plan. The first night, Delta Company's men are spectators. Once special forces pin down the Taliban, A-10 Thunderbolts light up the canyon with a barrage from their Gatling guns and several 500-lb. bombs. At about 2 a.m., an Apache helicopter roars overhead, dumps out a body bag and clatters away. It takes a while before one of the soldiers dares...