Word: slow
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...Slow Dance” is noteworthy for Legend’s unique style and ability to stop the song, before picking back up where he left off. “Coming Home,” which closes the album, leaves the listener in the same place that “Get Lifted” did, renewing one’s faith in R&B, and in the process nodding back at Legend’s main influence, gospel music...
...principal goal. This is about the American people.” Giving up on Iraq “would be worse for us—not on a day-to-day basis, but as a terror threat.” McAuliffe, however, said success was impossible and advocated a slow withdrawal of troops: “a five percent reduction every three months to send the message we’re not going to be there forever.” McAuliffe attributed Republican political success to strong media connections: “The Republicans have a very effective, what...
...emerging drought debate, some environmentalists and scientists are taking the place of the hard men of economics. Howard, once known for being dogmatic about his own causes, does not warm to their arguments. Professor Peter Cullen, of the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists, says Australians have been slow to realize that some places are permanently in drought. "The continuous drip feeding of drought relief just helps people with little hope of recovery to hang on a bit longer," he wrote in the Sydney Morning Herald. "It seems designed to maximize their misery and the land degradation they cause as they...
...didn’t maintain the same offensive prowess. A few solid plays put Harvard ahead 2-1, paralyzing Princeton’s Ivy League hopes and taking it one step closer to a championship title of its own. The Crimson started off slow, yielding possession of the ball to Princeton (6-6-3, 1-3-1) through most of the half. But a goal by junior Matt Hoff toward the end of the first turned the tide for Harvard. “They were pressing us pretty hard, and they were mostly in our end,” Hoff...
...second behind Cornell. The Big Red bested the Crimson by 0.076 seconds to take home IRA gold a year ago. Yesterday, Cornell’s time of 15:04.670 was three-tenths better than Harvard’s, which finished in 15:04.998.The Crimson’s slow first mile put the varsity eight at No. 13 heading into the latter two miles of the course. A slight push in the second mile moved Harvard up to No. 12, but rival entries from Princeton, Navy, Georgetown, and Penn already had 10-second cushions over the Crimson going into the last...