Word: snag
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...second half, Hoff had another precision pass when he crossed the ball from the right side of the field to Akpan, who was alone and in front of the goal. However, Akpan could not cleanly head the ball and Duke’s goaltender Brendan Fitzgerald was able to snag it. “[Hoff] put some great balls in the second half that we should have capitalized on,” Kerr said. Fucito similarly created a number of chances for the Crimson to even the score with his play in the midfield. Just five minutes after the Blue...
...generously handed out to presenters at each of the half-dozen or so major awards ceremonies that take place each year. Typically the bags contain tens of thousands of dollars worth of goods and services donated by companies eager to have celebrities using their products. Even the richest stars snag swag, and who could blame them...
...Still, universal health care in San Francisco isn't a slam-dunk. The city's board of supervisors must vote on the proposal, and details over financing must be sorted out. "It's wrought with potential pratfalls," Newsom acknowledges. The biggest snag is likely to come from the 15% of local businesses that don't provide their workers with health insurance and oppose a mandate that requires them to. Such a mandate is on the table now, but the public still needs to weigh in. On Monday the board of supervisors will take public comments. Lobbying will continue. "There...
...vice president and president, respectively. “We weren’t in the UC, but we wanted to lead the College. The campaign was the best two weeks of my life,” says Hadfield. Although the pair did not snag a win, they did garner 912 votes, exceeding Hadfield’s previously expressed goal of gaining 600 ballots. And they placed second, beating a team of UC veterans who had once been seen as serious contenders.While his achievements in campus politics might seem to signal a potential presidential run this fall, Hadfield says he does...
...Harvard community, students and administration alike tend to forget that HUDS workers are indeed just that—members of a network of people that makes Harvard run. Students see dining hall workers far more frequently than even our professors, and they’re certainly easier to snag for a quick chat or a cup of coffee. The 1,200 comment cards collected by SLAM over the past week is a testament to the vital role that dining hall workers play in the lives of students...