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...pore: to meditate or ponder intently; to read or study with steady attention or application...
...Blocking punts] has been a part of our philosophy going in and every week, we pore over the films to look for a weakness," Harvard Coach Joe Restic said. "We were fortunate enough that we had people through that had a little speed and a good jump on the ball and were able to block...
Even before David Souter takes his place as the 105th Justice of the Supreme Court, he has been assured a place in history. Well into the next century, future court nominees are certain to pore over videotapes of his Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, searching for inspiration on how to win easy confirmation. Souter's low-key, courteous performance was so skillful that the final 90-to-9 vote for his confirmation on the Senate floor last week sparked little emotional debate. Kate Michelman, director of the National Abortion Rights Action League, simply called the Senate vote a "dangerous leap...
...They are learning how to learn," Smith explains. "They end up dealing comfortably with maps and the ability to decode information from maps, to use an atlas, read latitude and longitude." The class accomplishes this in an atmosphere of controlled chaos. Students throw questions at one another as they pore over their material. "Does Tasmania belong to Australia?" shouts one student. "Since Greenland belongs to Denmark, does that make Copenhagen its capital?" asks another of no one in particular...
...kindly leave me alone. And as I pore over statistical physics on Saturday nights, I feel perfectly at ease, able to maintain at least the illusion that the rest of you are similarly employed...