Word: slipping
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...games to Pomona, UC Davis and the University of Redlands. After regaining its footing with a win over California Baptist, Harvard suffered an April Fool’s Day loss to Maryland in the first round of the ECAC Championships. MARYLAND 5, HARVARD 3 The Crimson watched its lead slip away as host Maryland came back from a 3-2 deficit to deliver a fourth-quarter comeback victory. The Terrapins came alive in the game’s final quarter, tying the score at three and then surging ahead, handing the Crimson a demoralizing loss. HARVARD 7, CALIFORNIA BAPTIST...
...school's administration said it wasn't frazzled by the slip in the rankings either. "We do not believe the US News rankings are the best measure of academic quality, nor does anyone else who understands legal education," spokesman Michael Armini wrote in an e-mail. "We encourage applicants to visit Harvard Law School, learn as much as they can about what we offer, and then make an informed decision...
Charles Taylorwas impatient. For five hours the exiled former Liberian President had been sitting in the remote town of Gamboru, Nigeria, waiting for the right moment to slip across the border into Cameroon. Finally, as dawn cracked last Wednesday, Taylor decided to make his escape. A light-colored Land Rover carrying him and four companions--believed to be his wife, son, driver and an aide--drove past an unmanned immigration checkpoint before encountering a final gate across a narrow bridge. Witnesses say the driver and aide got out of the vehicle and started fiddling with the gate's lock...
...feel like a loser.” Munching on Frosted Mini Spooners and a turkey sandwich, Frances M. Tompkins ’09 said it was her first time taking advantage of the extended hours. “I’m happy to have another hour to slip in,” said Tompkins, who had missed lunch earlier in the day. “But it’s not something I’ll use every day.” Isaiah K. Mwangi ’09, dining on chicken and rice with a side of cake...
...first period.After a hooking penalty on Watters at 10:50 left Harvard shorthanded, junior Steve Mandes created a breakaway and rifled a shot at Saints goalie Justin Pesony. Pesony managed to stop the initial shot but did not retain possession of the rebound, which slipped out of his grasp and onto the waiting stick of sophomore Tyler Magura, who slid the puck into the back of the net.The goal was Harvard’s first shorthanded goal of the season and Magura’s first of his career. It could not have come at a better time?...