Word: slipping
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There was the four-point loss at home to Cornell, when Harvard let a lead slip away late in the second half. There was the three-point loss in Hanover to Dartmouth, when a last second three pointer from senior guard Kevin Rogus went halfway down before rimming out. There was the two-point loss at Columbia, when Stehle’s desperation tip hit off the side iron. And then there was the one point loss to Yale in New Haven, when three bids at the game-winner in the final thirty seconds went for naught...
...Human-rights activists argue that such nationwide clean-outs?some 400,000 workers were deported in 2002?are futile as many illegals go into hiding or slip back into the country after being expelled. The raids also miss the main culprits, the employers and recruiters who sneak workers into the country, says activist Aegile Fernandez?a point government officials themselves concede. "We have produced 113 employers in court in the last two years, but they have never been convicted," sighs Ishak Mohamed, the Immigration Department's senior enforcement officer. "They have very good lawyers...
...Women are just very happy in them and keep coming back," says Joan Kaner, fashion director at Neiman Marcus. "There are a lot of little slip dresses out there, but there aren't many women, really, who can wear them...
Although the team came into the match wanting to avoid even the slightest slip up, everyone knew that Cornell would need a minor miracle to even stay in the match. While the Crimson has four of the top 10 players in the country, the Big Red’s top player, Matt Serediak, is No. 13. With the convincing edge in talent, Harvard’s victory was never in question...
Harvard let a 14-point first-half lead slip to a six-point halftime advantage. That lead disintegrated to nothing late in the game...