Word: stretch
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...Kukrit's ancestor, King Rama II, while the library includes biographies of Mao Zedong as well as the complete works of Charles Dickens - a reminder of the late owner's eclectic interests. But the best surprise is a vast, well-manicured lawn framed by a lotus pond and trees. Stretch out on one of the benches for that most elusive of Bangkok treats: a tranquil, verdant vista without a single high-rise in sight. The view could be declared a heritage monument in its own right...
...needing improvement” on a federal watch list. In many ways, Saheed’s challenges make Harvard Interim President Derek C. Bok’s job look like a walk in the yard.A CANTAB TO THE CORESaheed’s roots with the high school stretch back over three decades. He first came to CRLS in 1974 as a student teacher before eventually serving a six-year stint as a dean. Saheed says he has “a great deal of experience with the students and families in this community”—and that...
...just a matter of time before things were going to go our way.” In the final five minutes of the game, the Crimson offense was peppering the Stags’ goaltender, Jon Paul Francini, with shots, registering four during that stretch. Francini was the regining MAAC Defensive Player of the Week and boasted a 0.97 goals against average before yesterday. Fucito—who had three other shots on goal over the course of the game last night—finally broke through for the game winner when he beat Francini for his first game-winner...
...navigated the treacherous terrain of Franklin Park, his legs churning, lungs aching, stomach filling with lactic acid, senior Tim Galebach had just one thought: get to the last half-mile. Get to that last stretch and everything will be fine. “Once you have only a little [of the race] left,” Galebach said, “you can gut your way through it no matter how you’re feeling.” Using a late-race surge over the last portion of the course, Galebach blasted his way to a No. 3 place...
...genuine grief was from the girl's paraplegic mother, who lay crumpled on a mattress on a dirty floor, wailing for her lost daughter. I listened to friends trying to convince the family that Allah had singled out Damilaz, instead of all the ruffians and murderers in this blighted stretch of Gaza, for an early death because her suffering was sure to be rewarded in paradise. Otherwise, my interpreter explained to me, "her death will seem pointless, and her family will grieve more...