Word: shaked
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Since pedometers are being used to track participants’ distances, organizers acknowledged that cheating could be a problem during the competition. Pedometers are sensitive to any up-and-down motion, so particularly willful participants could simply shake their pedometers to log “steps...
Because North Korean citizens aren’t allowed to interact with foreigners unless they are given special training, all they could do was wave—none approached to shake Koh’s hand or to ask for a photograph or autograph...
...Green Cup, which anchors many of its campaigns throughout the year. The problem with using the Green Cup as an incentive for change is, simply, that it is a poor incentive. The house that claims the Green Cup wins just more than $1000. As the standings begin to shake out, houses that stand to lose tend to tune out, defeating Green Cup’s goal of drumming up environmental excitement within the student body. The College would do well to emulate the Shut the Sash program’s structure: setting each house a number of quantifiable resource-saving...
...dramatic months in our economic history - and during four widely watched debates - the markets have plunged and bungeed. Bill Ayers and Sarah Palin and a dozen other minidramas flared and guttered. And the gap remains steady between the man who dominates the discussion and the man who wants to shake...
...Under these challenging circumstances, and with a vast audience of voters tuning in, McCain will enter the debate hall for his last chance to shake up the race. In order to change the dynamic, McCain will have to produce a major memorable moment at the expense of his rival - by forcing an error, exposing a flaw or unattractive trait, or revealing an inconsistency or weakness - which would then be replayed incessantly on the airwaves, rapaciously dissected by the media and seized upon by the public...