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...offensive prowess was apparent from the beginning of the game, as Harvard scored 3 unanswered goals in the first seven minutes of play...
...standoff, Canberra made a commitment of military assistance to Phnom Penh regardless of the outcome of the hostage negotiations - a pledge Gaisford says "was effectively the signing over of [the hostages'] death warrant," since the Cambodian army was more focused on proving its prowess than on collateral damage to the hostages. In contrast, just months earlier the American embassy had assisted in the release of American aid worker Melissa Himes by sternly warning Cambodia that any state attack on the area in which Himes was being held would jeopardize the flow of U.S. aid money, allowing negotiations between...
...players’ prowess on the ice, coupled with Coach Stone’s distinguished leadership, is sure to pose a daunting obstacle for the Crimson’s opponents this weekend...
...four hunter-gatherers had adaptive genetic variations, called single nucleotide polymorphisms, or SNPs, that may give them a survival advantage in the desert, researchers said: three men had two copies of variants associated with physical prowess and faster sprint performance, and one had a variant for a cellular mechanism that enables a person to retain salt and water - a benefit in a hot, dry climate. Yet another newly discovered genetic trait involved the ability to taste bitter chemicals, which could help hunter-gatherers avoid toxic plants...
...school’s athletic prowess led to a Sports Illustrated feature recognizing Punahou as the nation’s top high school athletic program, which prominently featured a picture of Price playing water polo. She even attended her senior prom with Manti Te’o, the Sporting News High School Athlete of the Year in 2008 and a starter on the gridiron for Notre Dame last season...