Word: rubbers
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...Codes were why I always wore rubber-soled shoes in those days. Dodging and weaving, we sprinted through the corridors, running as fast as was safe - and sometimes a little faster. We ran as if lives depended on us - and sometimes they did. Running just as fast through our heads were new-doctor's thoughts: "stopped heart, brain damage worse by the minute, airway, breathing, circulation - run fast...
...Many observers say that the events of this past February, when University President Lawrence H. Summers decided to resign, suggest that the Board is still little more than a “rubber stamp,” in the words of Harvard historian Andrew B. Schlesinger ’70. Six days after Summers says he chose to step down, and just hours before his resignation was made public, several overseers said they had yet to be informed about the change at Mass. Hall...
...American Heritage Dictionary: Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another. 2. Harvard : Assuming the duties and authority of dean after University President Lawrence H. Summers has decided he wants to appoint you to the post permanently but before Summers has had time to convene a search committee to rubber-stamp his appointment: Summers named Alan A. Altshuler acting dean of the Graduate School of Design in July 2004 and permanent dean last February. Summers named Jay O. Light acting dean of the Business School last June and permanent dean this April. Summers named Kathleen McCartney acting dean...
...standouts to the quadrennial Winter Olympics.With its season hanging in the balance, the Crimson dispatched visiting Clarkson in a trio of hard-fought, one-goal games to advance out of the conference tournament quarterfinals. Junior Jennifer Sifers clinched the series win with a double-overtime tally in the rubber match. “I thought it was a great series overall,” Harvard coach Katey Stone said. “We match up really well, particularly this year. You knew it was going to be close.”The Crimson had earned the No. 4 seed...
Each week the DCCC brands one congressional Republican the "Rubber Stamp of the Week," to mock fervent support for President Bush, and holds a conference call with reporters in the member's district to hammer the point home. "Our rapid-response operation is presidential timber," Emanuel brags...