Word: spectacularness
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...League in batting average (.427) and pitching wins (nine)—one of them, a complete game shutout of Dartmouth on May 2, kept Harvard’s season alive—and was voted Ivy League Pitcher of the Year. Hale, a senior from Seattle, played spectacular centerfield defense the entire year, making the most difficult plays appear easy; the most strenuous, merely graceful. His two highlight-reel catches against Brown on April 25—the last of which, a dive on the warning track gravel, inspired Walsh to praise his “fearlessness?...
...proposals on the table are still very sketchy; the Allston campus will really begin to take shape as the details get ironed out over the next few years, and the new campus could yet be a triumph or a total failure. Harvard has the opportunity to create a truly spectacular campus across the river given the proper commitment of time and money; It should not shy away from spending either to ensure that Allston is a place undergraduates will actually want to live...
Coolidge recalls Kennedy as quiet, but a “guy who could make spectacular catches...
...miss the cathedral's museum, which contains everything from a Hispano-Arab casket in silver from the 10th century to a pair of platform shoes belonging to a vertically challenged bishop. The area's biggest attraction is the Bom Jesus Sanctuary, 3 km east of town. It is a spectacular 19th century monument standing on a high wooded hill with views of the Soajo Mountains and the Atlantic. If you're fit, climb its monumental Baroque staircase; otherwise take the 19th century water-powered elevator. At the top, treat yourself to the view from the excellent restaurant at the Hotel...
...which has endeared Rosenberg to the Democratic establishment. "The NDN is spectacular, very cutting edge," says a party leader. "The DLC is a pain in the ass." For his part, Al From accurately points out that John Kerry has adopted New Dem positions on many issues--positions that became acceptable to liberal Democrats only after the DLC fought for them. And there is a certain sadness in seeing so creative a battler as Al From marginalized. The Democratic Party needs him. But perhaps not this year...