Word: short
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...delaying the Leadenhall project doesn't mean British Land can relax. A short stroll from that site, two of its other projects, Broadgate Tower and the neighboring 201 Bishopsgate, are scheduled to open early next year. And while tenants are secured for more than four-fifths of the smaller tower on Bishopsgate, more than half of the 35-storey, $570 million Broadgate Tower is still to be leased out. It's a similar story a few hundred yards across the City at the Ropemaker building, British Land's $500 million tower also slated to open next year...
...stationed in colonial India. Indonesia and South Korea initially claimed the majority of medals, but by the 2000 Olympics, China had won four golds. At the Beijing Games, China has won three out of the five available gold medals, a sub-par performance for a team that expects nothing short of utter domination...
...hundredth of a second. That's a hair-splittingly short amount of time - faster even than an eyeblink. But it's enough to win Olympic gold, and for Michael Phelps, it meant medal No. 7. By out-touching Serbia's Milorad Cavic in the 100m butterfly on Saturday, Phelps now ties with Mark Spitz as owning the most gold medals from a single Games. He might break that record tomorrow, when he swims the 4x100m medley relay, but for now, he and the 1972 Games champ Spitz stand shoulder to shoulder as the most impressive swimmers in Olympic history...
...instinctive split-second decision this time around, Phelps made the right one to come up before his touch. "When I did chop that last stroke I really thought it cost me the race," he said. "I ended up making the right decision. Trying to take a short fast stroke to try to get my hand on the wall first turned out to be in my favor." His coach agreed. "In that situation, it's the lesser of two evils - either you're going to glide or take half a stroke," said Bowman. "He did a much better job taking half...
...part, Cavic was philosophical. "It's a complete miracle to me that I am here," he said. "I retired a year and a half ago, so I'm enjoying this moment from my heart. I know I had a long finish and Michael Phelps had a short finish. I'm not angry...