Word: rolled
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...going to pack more of a punch than a wave whose power is confined to the surface. Another critical variable is the shape of the ocean bottom. Surfing hot spots, or "breaks," are usually places where there is a sudden transition between deep water and shallow. Thus, as waves roll in, they are forced to leap up and over an underwater barrier. For example, "Killers"--the name of the break that Knox surfed at Todos Santos--channels big ocean swells across a deep canyon onto a submerged reef. Result: waves sweep in at heights of 10 to 20 ft., then...
...fast as the vehicles roll over the acres around Sabie, west of the capital of Maputo, destroying the mines, the farmers stream in behind, planting corn and squash, grazing goats and cows. Francisco Mucavele is one of them. For 10 years he was confined within the perimeter of the little settlement of Chavane, bounded by fear of the minefields. "We felt like prisoners in the village," he says. "Now I can go anywhere I want...
...York City. It was a special performance, a homage to blues legends, and the songs on his playlist were by the likes of Elmore James and Willie Dixon. This annoyed at least a few audience members, who were expecting Clapton to trot out his hits. "Play some rock 'n' roll!" one man shouted. A couple of other people in the crowd got their coats and left early. They missed a great show. Buoyed by the blues, Clapton played with impressive confidence and sounded sturdier than he had in years...
...important being, "What qualifies a person to be a leader (in this case, a king)--birthright or character?" But the production is so full of holes that one forgets all those things and just follows the plot, knowing that the movie will be forgotten as soon as the credits roll. In the particular showing that this reviewer attended, somebody clapped at the end of the movie. He or she was almost instantly succeeded by the laughter of others in the audience, as if they were saying, "It was good, but it wasn't that good...
MacNaughton had two assists in the game and doubled her season goal total after earning Ivy Honor Roll Commendations last week for scoring six goals in two games...