Word: stretch
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When the Crimson scheduled its opening stretch of Southern games, it knew the risks of playing strong teams in midseason form. Harvard baseball (1-7) has benefited from challenging such high level competition in preparation for the Ivy season, but after a disheartening weekend—in which the Crimson dropped all four of its contests against UAB in Pensacola, Fla. and Birmingham, Ala.—the squad is looking to regroup and find its stride.“Honestly, [the weekend] was pretty disappointing,” freshman starter Brent Suter said. “We should have...
...while the Bank of England has just begun a $100 billion bank-note print run. Others, such as the Czech Republic and Estonia, are holding back because they don't believe in jump-starting their economies with stimulus packages - or because, like Italy, their ragged budgets cannot stretch to offer more than...
Both say the partnership has helped stretch their creative abilities. Macdonald has learned to appreciate a tradition he knew little about, while Fahmy says that working with Macdonald has forced her to think in new ways. "I am challenged to design something that fits in Europe but has our touch in it," she says...
...lifetime of drug therapy and its impact on the patient need to be heavily weighed, he says. "I suppose you could say, 'She could have the transplant, try to get pregnant and later have it removed, and then stop the immunosuppression.' " But that course of treatment may stretch the boundaries of what is medically ethical and reasonable for the patient. "It becomes very tricky," he says...
...Harvard stayed within striking distance until the final few minutes of the game, but was never able to pull closer than nine points down the stretch. Berry’s three-point play with 9:54 left cut the deficit to seven and might have ignited a run, but Dartmouth’s Darcy Rose quickly responded with one of the Big Green’s many layups on the other end, and Schram followed with a three a minute later to push the lead...