Word: rung
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...every issue raised, there's a government trying to duck it. India's Dalits, for example, who languish on the bottom rung of that country's archaic caste system, have come to Durban to demand redress. No, the Indian government counters, caste can't even be discussed at the conference - because caste is a socially, rather than racially, defined system of exclusion...
With under four minutes to go, Harvard had a chance to pull within one, but Bala rung a wrist shot off the post from the left circle, just inches from hitting the twine...
...will it ever be the same? This was the year NASCAR, with new venues, new rules and a new TV deal, was making a push to add another rung of American popularity. The sport had already grown far beyond its original blue-collar southern fan base; the NASCAR traveling show already packed 200,000-seat arenas with ease wherever it went. Now, with the Fox deal, it was bidding for the Sunday-armchair cultural prominence of NFL football, all the while hoping that the infusion of money, marketing and the scrutiny that goes with them would never cause...
...stands immersed, then battles through to a clear spot on the terrace. Undeterred, the kids follow him until Sharpton finally launches into his riff against Bush's inauguration - at which point the novelty wears off for his young admirers, and all that is left is a gaggle of lower-rung journalists. Eventually Sharpton's savior (a CNN correspondent) shows up, and Al lights up like a 250-watt bulb...
...goodbye to her clan (which includes seven children) and board an SUV for a weekly nocturnal mission that sometimes means wearing a bulletproof vest. Her driver transported her across the universe--a 30-minute trip--to the domain of Crips and Bloods, crackheads and vast tabletop acres of bottom-rung folk who are none of the above...