Word: snappingly
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...from three directions--south from Turkey, east from Jordan and north from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, although Iraq's neighbors have been reluctant to serve as staging points. Pentagon officials are optimistic that the Iraqi military, after more than a decade of sanctions, is a brittle force ready to snap under pressure. U.S. troops would face the most potent threat from the Republican Guard divisions and the Special Republican Guard, especially if they retreated to lairs inside Baghdad and challenged the invaders to a duel to the death...
...Brown, explaining how important it was for Northeastern to snap a five-game winless streak against the Crimson...
After taking the snap on third-and-6 from Harvard’s 20-yard line, Brady scrambled around for several seconds, desperately looking for an open option. He finally evaded several Crimson defenders, ran right and threw a high pass to receiver Cory Parks in the right corner of the end zone...
...third quarter, the Crimson forced a Northeastern fumble thanks to the aggressive play of senior defensive lineman Mike Armstrong and junior cornerback Benny Butler. On the ensuing play, a high snap resulted in a fumble by the Crimson. This enabled Northeastern to start its next drive at the Harvard 24-yard line...
...Catholic groups that have been active in pressing for the changes proposed by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops were unimpressed by the Vatican's response. David Clohessy, national director of the Chicago-based Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), questioned whether Rome truly understood the magnitude of the problem, and the damage it was causing among the faithful. "It's basically a flat-out rejection with a vague promise to talk some more," Clohessy said. "We've been talking this to death for decades. The hierarchy has always protected its priests and that seems...