Word: spurs
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...such a step does, in fact, concretely harm the athletes themselves and the symbolism of brotherhood and harmony advanced by the Olympic Games. When Beijing won the bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games, the decision was certainly controversial, but many hoped that the pressure of international scrutiny would spur reform within the totalitarian nation. Yet even as China has constructed arenas, stadiums, and playing fields, positive steps towards a heightened respect for human rights have yet to materialize. In addition to English lessons and etiquette campaigns (don’t spit, don’t slurp, line up politely...
...have catered the dinner, for a fee of $8,000 each. But the trio pulled out last month after European media assailed the hotel group for not committing any of its own money to helping the indigent Thai villagers. Lebua responded by saying it hopes the rural visit will spur some of the assembled guests to donate cash of their own. And the hotel assures potential diners that it has found Michelin-starred replacement chefs - although it will not release their names, presumably for fear that they, too, might be pressured by negative publicity into withdrawing from the event...
...always puts us in that position.”At intermission the teams were tied after a Harvard surge in the last minutes of the frame. Motschwiller put an end to a 4-0 Penn run with 7:17 remaining in the half and then set up Burr to spur the three-goal Crimson rebuttal that evened the score at halftime. Freshman midfielder Francis Ellis locked the teams at 5-5 with Harvard’s fifth even-strength goal of the half less than three minutes later.“We did a really good job fighting back...
...Hillary, it was obvious over the weekend that the Clintonites were not going to let Obama tip the scales without a fight. Clinton presidential committee chairman Terry McAuliffe rode frenetically up and down Interstate 35 between Austin and Waco, dropping in on county conventions along the way to spur Hillary's supporters. "She's in this thing for the long haul. The way I look at it, this thing is basically tied," he told the Waco Tribune...
...Massachusetts State Senate will vote this week on Governor Deval L. Patrick ’78 ‘s $1 billion ten-year plan to bolster the life sciences in Massachusetts. The bill, which passed in the House on Feb. 28, is designed to aid the biotechnology industry, spur job development, and entice talented professors and researchers to the Bay State’s state universities. The bill would provide $500 million for lab construction and $250 million for research grants and post-doctoral education at the University of Massachusetts’ Worcester and Amherst campuses. The remaining...