Word: steals
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Crimson closed out the running events with one of the most exciting races of the day, the 4x400-meter relay. Ian Steaman and Eric Rahe both ran excellent legs to lead the Crimson to a victory. Rahe, the anchor leg, was forced to come from behind to steal first place...
Oberhuber and Blumenthal are largely indistinguishable on stage, but that does not detract from the production, as the actors are equally amusing. Oberhuber, however, does steal the funniest scene in the work. He remarks on the globular maid Nell: "I could discern countries upon her." When his master, Antipholus of Syracuse, quizzes him about the location of the Netherlands, he responds in mock-shock, "Oh, master, I did not look...
...called the Baixada Fluminense, is one of the most violent stretches of urban blight in the world. Its streets are besieged, its laws ignored, its people embattled and its children exploited. An annual inflation rate of 1,765% aggravates the huge gap between rich and poor. "Children learn to steal because they are hungry," says human rights lawyer Fernando Rodrigues. "If the problems of the distribution of wealth and the elimination of hunger are not solved, there is no way one can expect to reduce the violence in the streets...
...helicopter (the "Flying Windmill"), blanketing the state with radio ads around the clock and throwing money everywhere. Despite all these frenzied efforts, initial returns showed Stevenson the winner. But L.B.J.'s campaign had not ended. Caro demonstrates how the Johnson organization, with the knowledge of the candidate, proceeded to steal the election. Late reports from southern counties in L.B.J.'s pocket continued to filter in, giving Johnson near unanimous tallies. Days later the disputed result was complete. Out of 988,295 votes cast, Johnson...
...could let James steal the ball and throw a touchdown pass to young Tyler Rullman for a three-point play to seal the victory," the Hoop God said, getting into it. "Then Coach Roby could jump around on the sidelines, pump his fist to the band--all the things he's always wanted...