Word: soft
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This represents an incredible coming-of-age for a defense that allowed three of its first six opponents to reach 24 points or more. Harvard's defensive backs, ordinarily a soft spot in the defense, racked up three interceptions, broke up two passes, and allowed only one reception of over 22 yards, despite enduring a 40-passing-attempt day against Dartmouth...
...insane, Kaczynski's lawyers seem to be planning a defense that he suffered from a mental defect that impaired his ability to form an intent to commit the crimes. Nevertheless, as far as his old neighbors seem to think, Ted Kaczynski, the former math professor, was gentle, soft-spoken and painfully shy. Last Friday Kaczynski's lawyers said he was refusing to submit to court-ordered psychiatric testing at the federal prison in Dublin, Calif., where he is awaiting trial...
When the Soyuz capsule bearing the ill-fated Mir crew hit the Kazakh steppe in mid-August, the landing "wasn't as soft as it could have been," engineer Alexander Lazutkin later recalled. The former gymnast has clearly mastered the art of Right Stuff understatement. In his spartan apartment on the edge of Moscow, Lazutkin speaks of Mir in the most sanguine tones. "The inquisition is over," he reports, "and so far, no fines...
...nightmare that wakes tabloid editors in the middle of the night: J.F.K. JR. has a visible physical malady, and you don't know why. So what do you do? Make something up. When Kennedy appeared in public with a soft cast early last month, each tabloid came up with a different explanation. The Star reported that he had fractured a bone while paddling his kayak on the Hudson River. The National Enquirer made the highly dubious claim that John-John broke his bone by pounding on his desk in an argument with a staff member at George. The Globe made...
...plan is to make this conspicuous brand ubiquitous by putting a Coke vending machine or retail point within arm's length of every consumer. Those market-share points are going to become harder to swallow, though. Coke and Pepsi lay out about $2 billion annually in soft-drink promotion worldwide, and spent an ugly summer in a nonstop price war. Moreover, Pepsi has its own formidable general in Roger Enrico, as well as a new game plan. Enrico recently spun off Pepsi's capital-consuming restaurant division to focus on businesses that add more value: Frito-Lay snack foods...