Word: seal
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...took U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice personally working the phones, and ceding a little ground, to seal the deal - which gave Iran 30 days to suspend its uranium enrichment activities or face as yet unspecified consequences. In the last several days, Rice has spoken to her counterpart, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov, on a number of occasions, to try and bridge the gap. On the last phone call Wednesday morning, state department officials said, Rice agreed to ask the British to strike a line from their draft statement suggesting that Iran?s rogue behavior might constitute a "threat...
...goal for Quinnipiac (1-1) with 56 ticks remaining on the clock. Again, Gamble would secure a crucial goal for the Crimson, tying the contest with 36 seconds left. However, Jennifer Larson would provide the Bobcats the penultimate tally in overtime, firing the ball past goaltender Kathryn Tylander to seal the victory. Despite the outcome, the game started well for the Crimson. Schoen, less than two minutes into the period, scored off an assist from sophomore Caroline Simmons to give Harvard the early 1-0 advantage. After the score, the Crimson and Quinnipiac traded goals, with neither team amassing...
...Summers said in his 2002 commencement speech, from Harvard’s beginning, “Veritas meant divine truth, truth reached ultimately not through reason but through faith.” Yet, in 1878, The Crimson reported a remark about the “Veritas” seal made by one Dr. Holmes at a Harvard Club dinner in New York. It might well serve as our maxim in 2006: “The Harvard College of to-day wants no narrower, or more exclusive motto than truth—truth which embraces all that is highest and purest...
...Cornell lead to two with 12:13 remaining and yet another as part of an 11-0 Harvard run—added the exclamation point to a triumphant comeback. Robinson also added 16 points, including eight points in the final 3:40 to seal the win for the Crimson, and sophomore guard Lindsay Hallion reached double figures on 5-of-11 shooting to finish with 10 points. —Staff writer Aidan E. Tait can be reached at atait@fas.harvard.edu...
...team’s three seniors, starting together for only the second time this season, catapulted Harvard to an early 18-6 lead. Captain Matt Stehle helped stave off a Lions comeback with a monstrous and poignant dunk late in the second half to seal the win and cap a storied four-year career in Cambridge...