Word: propped
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...French naval technicians and another explosion outside the U.S. consulate in the same city in June 2002 that killed 12 Pakistanis. Diplomats in Islamabad say that one reason Musharraf was reluctant to get tough on Muslim extremists was that most were allied with religious parties he needed to prop up his regime...
...Bush out of the White House,” but this was a minority opinion—most who responded will be happy to see Bush go but won’t be completely satisfied to see the baton passed to any of the other candidates. A forward prop seems to sum up the feelings of many others when she said, “of course I recognize that the outcome [of the presidential election] matters gravely, but I also feel quite disempowered.” Radcliffe Rugby will vote, but it’s not because...
Putnam is in charge of props along with Cara Zimmerman ’05, whose prop ideas include a riding crop for militaristic character Xavier Self, as well as a wand and other accoutrements for the Diction Fairy...
...both Nov. 9, 9 p.m. E.T.). For Saving Jessica Lynch, NBC couldn't get the co-operation of the 20-year-old private, but that didn't stop it any more than France's balking stopped Donald Rumsfeld. Lynch (Laura Regan) ends up less a character than a prop. We learn little about her captivity, and she has scant dialogue or characterization; Regan's main technique is to open her eyes lemurishly wide to convey fear, soulfulness and joy alike. The real lead--because he did cooperate with NBC--is Mohammed al-Rehaief (Nicholas Guilak), the lawyer who tipped...
...will be a big tent that welcomes rugby's developed and developing nations alike - and that applies to the fans as much as the players. Just how big that tent is may come as a surprise to those who don't know a fly-half from a loose head prop. All sorts of figures are jostling for attention: the projected 2 million ticket sales; the 4 billion people in 205 countries expected to watch on TV; the $28 to $35 million the Australian Rugby Union hopes to make from the event; and huge winning bonuses - hundreds of thousands of dollars...