Word: propellent
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...flung into the air, do a somersault, and are then caught by strong, capable people. I am clearly not one of these people, but am assigned to catch anyway. In a position usually intended for large, supple men, I am a disaster. I lack the strength to propel my flier into the air. After a few tries, and boosted by the saccharine encouragements of the team (“It’s all right, pick it up!” and “Get psyched!”), we get her airborne, but fail to catch...
...alone will not keep a man well," said Hippocrates in 400 B.C. "He must also take exercise") and debunking popular claims (e.g., endorphins and running highs are overrated, she says). Kolata concludes that exercise is more often a marker of health than its cause. But this energetic book will propel many a couch potato into the gym. --By Andrea Sachs
Harvard junior Andrew Klein took the top spot at the tourney, winning in a sudden-death playoff to propel the Crimson to a second place finish...
That was where Harvard made up ground. After the early close on Saturday, the Crimson stood in seventh place, but it used a strong showing on Sunday to propel itself into second...
...wife Liz, 61, control the firm through a holding company--and keep a watchful eye on management. Three years ago, supervisory board chairman Mark Woessner left after a falling-out with the Mohns, and last July the family ousted celebrated CEO Thomas Middelhoff, who had spent billions trying to propel Bertelsmann into the digital era, committing the company to a public offering in 2005 that it is trying to wriggle...