Word: shakingly
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Johnson, who is as plain as a vanilla milk shake, swinging from the pits? Not likely, and even Smith qualified his statement by saying that it's not so much pugilism but door-to-door drama that the sport needs right now. "We need to get back a little beating and banging, a little nudging," he said. "We need some of the numbers rubbed off the door. We need some of that...
...Hugger in Chief didn't start the trend. At work and at school, even on first introductions--at least among the latest inhabitants of The Real World--the hug is gaining ground on the handshake. There are many iterations, including the hip-hop hug (a manly shake-and-squeeze combo), the ass-out hug (an awkward ordeal that precludes genital contact) and, for someone you're really close to, the full frontal (your standard bear hug). The big squeeze has been on the rise at least since 2006, when the Free Hugs campaign exploded worldwide. It got another boost last...
...What is disquieting about the RBC figure is not just how large it is. More alarming is that the size of the revision is so big. How could 700 banks be added to the list so quickly? It is hard to say whether it should shake investor confidence in RBC projections or the strength of bank balance sheets...
...chance that cutting-edge productions can—and will—succeed. Simply, we should try to cast some actors who do not typically populate our major shows. For many outsiders, the world of Harvard theater is exclusive and relatively confined. It’s time to shake things...
Russia needs foreign companies to plug a huge hole in Putin's economic policies. During his first term, Putin introduced modern tax and corporation laws. But he failed to spur the development of a business infrastructure that would enable Russia to shake its overreliance on energy and metals. Now, as the crisis starts to bite, the Kremlin is reacting by increasing its control over broad swaths of the economy. Through the state-controlled banks, it is bailing out selected business executives who are having trouble paying their debts--including Oleg Deripaska, a metals tycoon who until recently was Russia...