Word: streaks
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When America invaded Iraq five years ago, most of the people who set American foreign policy believed two things. First, they believed that the U.S. military could not lose. From Panama to Kosovo, the Gulf War to Afghanistan, America had been on a wartime winning streak since the late 1980s. Our defeat in Vietnam seemed about as relevant as the War of 1812. Second, the policymakers believed that people in Iraq wanted us to win. Hadn't the Poles and Czechs celebrated when we defeated the Soviets? Hadn't Afghans cheered the overthrow of the Taliban? Swirling...
This country certainly is facing an obesity epidemic, across all ages, but the notion that the solution is the defilement of a popular character’s sole characteristic is pointless and ineffective. Following this same line of thinking, Oscar the Grouch ought to go through a happy streak, one that would hopefully overcome childhood depression, (for that matter Oscar needs to stop living in a trash can; the number of kids following his example there is on the rise...
...collected 15 bases—both single-game records. That day, it wasn’t the records that mattered most, as the runs were crucial in propelling Harvard past the Eagles in a 12-9 victory. The win was the eighth in a season-high nine-game winning streak. With three records in her first collegiate softball season, what is expected of the power hitter in 2008? “She had a monster season last year and that is more than anyone could ask of anybody to do for all four years,” Madick says...
...second on the team with 42 points, 19 goals, a plus-27 plus/minus rating, and 23 assists, trailing only Vaillancourt in each category.She’s also one of Harvard’s most consistent scorers. Brine is currently on a 14-game point-scoring streak, and recorded an 11-game streak earlier in the season. Those points have helped move her up to 15th on the Crimson’s all-time scoring list.“She’s been great, she’s been consistent, she comes up with goals when we need them...
...know if they could get some balls and the lights turned on at Jordan Field to work on their shooting. At that moment, I knew we were going to be just fine.”This type of dedication is needed if Harvard hopes to maintain its hot streak. Duboe and the Crimson soon enter a gauntlet of games against the likes of Penn, Duke, Cornell, and Princeton as part of one of the most difficult midseason schedules in team history. “A key part to our success is treating every game the same,” Jason...