Word: stretched
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...This was a dilemma that Harvard struggled to resolve this year. After senior Justin Tobe and freshman Kyle Richter started the season in a platoon, Richter nabbed the job in January before ceding it to Tobe down the stretch...
...indies nobody sees. One of these, Winter Passing, grossed all of $101,228. But that's just pro bono work; these small flops don't taint him. The films Ferrell has starred in have grossed $876,885,086 at the North American box office. It'd be a stretch, but Blades of Glory could bring him up to the $1 billion mark...
...three C's: cool, clunky and costly," while Infoworld called it "flat out unusable for work." Using it is a lot like handling a laptop with a shrunken screen and keyboard; it's fine for a few minutes, though you'll feel cramped working for a longer stretch. But there are strengths too. FlipStart has a handy mini outer screen for checking e-mail while the device is closed. And the OQO2 comes with an elegantly designed docking station that lets you use a full-size keyboard and screen when you're not traveling...
...most visible example of British commitment to adaptation is the Thames Barrier, a set of hulking but beautiful silver floodgates that stretch across the namesake waterway about 11 miles downriver from central London. When the Barrier became operational in 1983, 30 years after the massive flood that motivated its construction, planners expected that it might have to close once or twice a year to keep ocean-storm surges from inundating London. In the past decade, however, the Barrier has been closing an average of 10 times a year. "The Barrier was initially designed to offer...
...goals followed a scoreless third period for the Crimson, a 15-minute stretch in which the team managed just five shots...