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Flomenhoft, on the other hand, prides himself more on his brawn than his flash. The massive (6-ft. 215-lbs) forward is more comfortable forechecking than racing the puck into the offensive zone. And he scores goals through positioning and slap shots rather than slick maneuvers...
Such performances lead opponents to call Clinton "Slick Willie." In the partisan opinion of Sheffield Nelson, who lost the 1990 gubernatorial race to Clinton, "He'll be what the people want him to be. He'll do or say what it will take to get elected." Supporters retort that Clinton has merely learned the arts of building coalitions and crafting compromises between opposing views, as a Governor -- or President -- must. True, but a President also should be tough enough to knock heads together on occasion, and Clinton has given little evidence of that ability...
...Crimson's slick dismantling of then-sixth-ranked St. Lawrence and tie with then-seventh-ranked Clarkson should have probably boosted the Crimson even higher in the polls...
...plot line follows a consistent structure, just like a regular sit-com. Every episode, Joe has a new job that seems guaranteed, but, within five minutes, he manages to lose it. Blunsten returns home where success surrounds him: his wife, Marcie, is a slick newscaster. His daughter, Peppermint, gets promoted every week in her job at Taco Parade: first to Golden Sombrero, then to Aztec Sun God and finally, to CEO. Even his pet, Yipper, wins fame and glory as a rescue dog in the Himalayas...
From there, the Crimson defense, already suspect, disintegrated completely. Babson's slick interior passing and heads-up fast breaks left Harvard in its wake...