Word: stretchings
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...stay out of trouble. Everyone knows he's a bad guy and a long-term danger, but as Republican Senator Chuck Hagel wonders, "How urgent is the threat?" And, one might add, how does it compare with the others the U.S. is facing? To many observers, it's a stretch to link any attack on Iraq to the broader war on terrorism. By fostering more anti-American resentment, a long-term neo-colonial presence in Iraq could breed a new generation of suicide bombers ready to wreak havoc...
...much as 250 lbs. of explosives, compared with the 25 lbs. a typical suicide bomber uses. On Day 2 of the battle, when the town had been secured but the fight in the camp was just beginning, a huge Caterpillar D-9 bulldozer rolled along a three-quarter-mile stretch of the main street to clear booby traps. An Israeli engineering-corps officer logged 124 separate explosions set off by the vehicle. In the camp, the explosive charges were even more densely packed, and tunnels had been dug between houses so that Palestinian fighters could move around without exposing themselves...
...from Thailand's northernmost province of Chiang Rai, you might wish to check some of your preconceptions at the door. The unfettered, grasping, quick-buck kind of development that has turned so many of the kingdom's places of beauty into seething eyesores is fast taking hold along this stretch of the mighty river's banks...
...other hitch is that none of the three countries agree on where the borders actually are. Thailand and Laos are still in dispute over a kilometer stretch at Chong-Bok, right in the heart of the Emerald Triangle, and Thailand and Cambodia have been feuding for years about where one country starts and the other ends...
...stretch in the middle innings, Crockett retired eight Brown batters in a row, six by strikeout. Stern was just as good, retiring eight in a row in a stretch in the first four innings, with five strike outs. He would finish the game with...