Word: steadier
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Bush, who has lacked a sense of command in public for some weeks now, looked a little steadier than his aides, but the steely hang-the-guilty determination he reserves for terrorists and other evildoers was missing when it came to discussing the possible leakers in his midst. Asked about the accusations concerning Rove, his political alter ego, Bush said, "Listen, I know of nobody--I don't know of anybody in my Administration who leaked classified information." Bush seemed to emphasize those last two words as if hanging on to a legal life preserver in choppy seas. "If somebody...
...shown the inconsistency common among freshman at times—he pinned Hofstra’s No. 13 Ricky La Forge and was pinned by East Stroudsburg’s Jeff Smith in the same day. But Meltzer, now No. 4 in the conference, seems to have grown steadier. This year he has faced six nationally-ranked opponents, and beaten two of them. His first such victory came against North Carolina’s No. 17 Evan Sola, whom Meltzer defeated 4-3 in the East Stroudsburg Open. Meltzer has also defeated two opponents ranked in the EIWA, including Cornell?...
...they barely managed to come in fourth. The reason? Defense, or lack thereof. Brown’s was the second-worst unit in the league ... Forte’s quick progression at point guard was a pleasant surprise for Brown a year ago. In some games, he was a steadier scoring option than even Hunt. He averaged 11.3 ppg on the season. ... Nuualiitia is one of the finer inside players in the league and, at 6.0 rpg, one of the best at crashing the boards...
Ward, 51, makes sure the freight trains run on time--no easy task, given his company's history of delays. As president of CSX Transportation, operator of 23,000 miles of rail in the Eastern U.S., Ward has steered the largest unit of CSX Corp. onto a steadier track by integrating assets purchased in 1999 and repairing rails that concerned regulators in 2000. CSX has just reported a profit of $65 million in the fourth quarter--up 20% over 2000, despite the recession...
...girl was born. I grew up with no father; my father was never around. So I swore that I would be there for my child. It's as if there were a fault line, and every seven years I have an earthquake. And each of them has made me steadier on my feet...