Word: slices
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...afternoon sun beats down on a rocking sea of blue, palpitating with the strokes of a fleet of warriors. Oars slice into the spinning water as the shoreline blurs into the paling horizon. Like Roman slaves, they propel themselves along the water, the outcries of the coxswain lashing them at every move...
While the oarsmen’s job is to pull the hardest they can and make their boat slice through the water as quickly as possible, with a course as twisted and winding as the Head of the Charles, the role of the coxswain—who steers the racing shells and maps out the general race strategy—becomes as important as ever. A sharp turn taken too gradually and the boat loses a few seconds—precious seconds that no serious competitor can afford. Make that same mistake under a bridge and your day will...
...small slice of curmudgeonly Cantabs, Harvard can do no right. Harvard is imperialist. Harvard is sanctimonious. Like some watered-down Declaration of Independence, the list of grievances goes...
...small slice of curmudgeonly Cantabs, Harvard can do no right. Harvard is imperialist. Harvard is sanctimonious. Like some watered-down Declaration of Independence, the list of grievances goes...
Both sides say the election is ultimately going to be won or lost in the battles that are raging block to block, house to house--and even, on Main Street in Lancaster, floor to floor. Given the relatively small slice of swing voters, the two campaigns, along with an array of outside organizations, are aiming their efforts primarily at their bases. That means finding their voters, registering them if they aren't already, keeping them excited about the race, getting them to vote early where it's possible and, come Election Day, making sure they get to the polls, even...