Word: slump
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...score didn’t reflect the game at all,” captain Dylan Reese says. “It was definitely much closer, and I think we should have won the game.” The Crimson was eventually able to break out of its early-season slump, and rode a three-game unbeaten streak into its next game against Yale, this time in New Haven. Despite the momentum, however, the contest was a disaster, a 5-1 blowout with few redeeming qualities. “The last game at Yale was probably our worst game...
...precision, New Haven kept the final game close, coming within three points after a 5-1 run late in the match. After the teams exchanged points, Harvard took the game with a kill and a Chargers error, wrapping up, 30-25. The final game came after a Crimson slump in the second contest. Harvard attained a much lower hitting percentage of .129, as it let New Haven take an 8-5 lead to start the game. The Chargers’ 13 kills and .222 hitting percentage were not enough to maintain its advantage, however, and a few short runs...
...appealing as the flexibility and services of upmarket leasing are, ownership of luxury goods is, for some, an investment that they expect will pay off in the future. But with tastes in fashion ever evolving, real estate markets in a slump and "it" vacation spots changing as fast as Paris Hilton's bff, there's less assurance that your investment will prove profitable. "If you want to go places, get looked after and have a real vacation, let somebody else make the profit on the real estate and take the risk," says Mitchell. After all, that's what the good...
...Just as important is the current slump for so-called "sub-prime" lenders - who service borrowers with damaged credit ratings, typically on the lower end of the income scale. The shares of companies that specialize in such loans has fallen as default rates have risen...
...those papers. General Electric Chairman Jeffrey R. Immelt told the New York Times in a November interview that Wright was “getting close to retirement,” and then proclaimed himself a “Jeff Zucker fan.” Recently, NBC suffered a slump in ratings that temporarily put it in last place among the four major networks. But the network is now rebounding after the introduction of new shows that cater to a young audience, such as “Heros” and “The Office.” As president...