Word: stretch
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...race finished, we staked out a spot on the corner of JFK Street and Memorial Drive to cheer on the women. But instead of seeing a group of ladies jockeying for position as they ran our way, there was only one solitary figure charging down the stretch at a seemingly impossible rate, leaving the rest of the pack choking on her dust at least 500 yards behind...
...Nobody stopped to ask if the BBC could sustain such growth, or if it was feasible for it to stretch itself in so many directions. Director general Thompson's new plans for the BBC, which he calls Creative Future, reduce staffing and budgets but leave the range of activities pretty much intact. There's a constant tension between the BBC's aim of making what Byford calls "brilliant, outstanding, special, stand-out content that raises the bar of broadcasting" and the Corporation's need to justify its existence by attracting mass audiences, which tend to eschew high culture and serious...
First, Harvard brought in the big name basketball coach.Now, that coach, Tommy Amaker, is bringing in the big-name players.“Big-name players” may be a stretch for now, but Amaker, according to reports from rivals.com and ESPN.com, has already received commitments from four high-caliber basketball recruits to play for the Crimson starting with the 2008-2009 season.NCAA rules prevent Amaker from discussing recruits by name, but the coach let on that things are going well on the recruiting trail as he lures recruits by pitching Harvard’s high academic prestige...
...Japanese koto has 13 silk strings.THREE ZEE PLUSIIIZ+ faces substantial challenges, not the least of which is their unique long-distance arrangement.The four members currently live separately in Berlin, Juneau, Taipei, and New York, respectively. Coordinating international tours and scheduling practice times can be a bit of a stretch.“That’s why we try to get residences,” Chung explains, referring to programs where artists are given space to live and work at reduced cost. After finishing a residence at MIT, they are returning for another stay at the Peabody Essex Museum...
...here, the Red Sox are one of my teams.” But you can’t let all these obnoxious Northeasterners get away with it! You’re just reinforcing their sadly myopic misconception that the United States is nothing more than one really long stretch of I-95. “I like rooting for the Red Sox. It’s fun to be a fan around here. You feel like you fit in.” Myself, I’ve always enjoyed being a bit of a contrarian. However, I do admire your...