Word: staunchly
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...Crimson will look to staunch the bleeding Saturday night against Yale, which handed Harvard its first loss of the league season last month in New Haven. Game time at Lavietes Pavilion...
...under its belt.The Bulldogs will survive, but not by more than five.CORNELL AT PENNIt’s the Ivy Game of the Weekend live on CSTV.As stated earlier, the Big Red looks pretty good coming into this one. It has enough weapons to score against Penn’s staunch defense, and its three-point defense should keep the Quakers from running away early.Plus, let’s not forget that Penn will have played four games in as many states in a span of eight days heading into this one.That being said, Cornell’s turnovers and lack...
...allow Oldham’s fragile charm to shine through, offset well by softer instrumentation from Tortoise, avoiding the dissonance and conflict between the two styles that occurs on tracks like ‘It’s Expected I’m Gone.’ Staunch Oldham fans, used to the threadbare Appalachian melodies of Palace Music, might not find all they are looking for here: “The Brave and the Bold,” with all its distortion and metallic twittering, is a far cry from the bony beauty of any other Oldham work...
...real and that intelligent design shouldn’t be taught as scientific theory,” said Hanken, who serves as the director of the Museum of Comparative Zoology and works with the Harvard Museum of Natural History, which features exhibits on evolution. But Hanken said that staunch supporters of intelligent design will not be halted by the court ruling. “Some on the [intelligent design] side will appeal the judge’s decision as unfair on technical grounds or simply deny that he made the correct decision,” Hanken said. Professor of Philosophy...
...Washington isn't expecting a problematic outcome in Colombia, where staunch U.S. ally Alvaro Uribe is likely to win resounding reelection after the Supreme Court last fall approved a Constitutional amendment allowing presidents to serve second terms. A poll in mid-December showed Uribe with 73% support; his closest competition comes in at 5%. Uribe did chastize the U.S. ambassador for warning that paramilitary leaders, usually allied with the government, could try to interfere with the elections. He called the diplomat's assessment "meddling" in Colombia's internal affairs. Uribe, nevertheless, has not complained about Plan Colombia, the $3 billion...