Word: roughness
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...overcame a rough start to post wins in the final two races to finish fourth in their division...
...regional planners Mathis Wackernagel and William Rees, the measurement takes into account the production of food, housing, transportation, consumer goods and services, as well as the waste that's left behind. According to WWF, each person should currently have an average footprint of 1.8 hectares, the rough equivalent of two soccer fields, for the supply of his or her needs. But WWF estimates that the average stomping ground is currently around 2.2 hectares, 21% more than is sustainable. "Footprinting is a snapshot," says Rob Holdway, the WEEE Man project director whose consultancy, Giraffe Innovation, provides businesses with advice on WEEE...
...build their own castle in Middlefield, Mass., a quiet, rural community in the Berkshire Mountains that has a few well-hidden, elegant homes. Kim, 49, helped design the structure and is serving as general contractor for the 11,000-sq.-ft., three-story Scottish-style castle made of gray, rough-cut stone and situated on 75 acres...
...Bolton the "right man at the right time" to badger a sclerotic U.N. into reform. "There is going to be a more forceful approach in the coming days to make this a debate about the United Nations and not John Bolton," says a senior White House official. "He has rough edges, but that's what you want right...
...tough weekend in terms of weather,” captain Chris Wu said. “Conditions-wise it was pretty rough. It was a learning experience for some of the younger players...