Search Details

Word: pulled (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...celebrity grows, the career of the leading lady Dorothy Brock (Lindsey Larson) fades. “42nd Street” is one of the great, enduring musicals, but restaging such a successful production requires immense talent from both the cast and creative staff. The cast members need to pull off the triple threat of acting, singing, and dancing, while the creative team must produce the spectacle of a classic 1930s musical without letting it seem dated. In this production, both cast and creative excel at their respective tasks. In a show where dance is the real star, the choreography must...

Author: By Ali R. Leskowitz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: '42nd Street' Dances Its Way to Success | 3/9/2009 | See Source »

...have little reason to worry. But after a missed first shot and a Bears layup on the other end, it was 59-58 with 47 seconds to play. But Harvard still had a shot to put the game out of reach, when Housman drove to the hoop and pulled up for an eight-footer. It clanked off the rim, and Brown took possession with 11 seconds left in the game.What happened next seemed an inevitability. Bears sophomore Garrett Leffleman, who had gone 0-5 from three point range before the shot, launched a desperation three as time expired, which found...

Author: By Walter E. Howell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Falls in Game’s Waning Seconds | 3/9/2009 | See Source »

...matter. Crime and terrorism are intertwined - illicit weapons-trading, drugs, smuggling and kidnap-for-ransom schemes fund terrorist networks all around the world. In Pakistan, the connection is deeply ingrained. "When someone commits a crime," says Asghar, "there are so many hands to support him but so few to pull him out. And if I feel guilty for what I have done, I go to mosque. There I am invited to jihad, and I am given a license for paradise. That is where crime and terrorism meet." From the LeT stall, Qasab was directed to the group's offices, where...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Making of a Mumbai Terrorist | 3/8/2009 | See Source »

...brigades by September, reducing the 140,000-strong force by 12,000. President Barack Obama plans to withdraw all combat troops by September next year, leaving a residual force of up to 50,000 support and training troops. Four thousand British troops are also scheduled to pull out in the next few months...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: At Least 28 Killed in Baghdad Suicide Attack | 3/8/2009 | See Source »

...sybarites, the Encore features a new nightspot called XS. The line forms the moment the joint opens, at 10 p.m. Here you can witness young women in high heels and minidresses play tug-of-war with modesty, as they alternately pull up on the top of the garment and down on the bottom, since there isn't enough fabric to do both at once. Modesty never stood a chance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stick It to the Recession: Wynn's Vegas Encore | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

Previous | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | Next