Word: stroke
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...With a stroke of inspiration by BayBank, the Head of the Charles Regatta, the largest rowing event in the world, is pulling its way into cyberspace...
...stroke of 5 p.m. on Thursday, December 28, the doors of the Harvard Square branch of USTrust, the popular bank that occupies the triangular corner at One JFK St., will close forever...
Nevertheless, Harvard was not able to catch up to Hartford, the fourth-place finisher. The two squads were 4-5 going into the second day, but Hartford maintained a 15-stroke lead at the end of play. Princeton, Rutgers and Yale were the top three teams, respectively...
That's illegal, so Shumway got to hit a penalty stroke--a point-blank shot--which she easily converted for her second goal...
MICHELANGELO ANTONIONI, director of such quintessentially serious European art films as L'Avventura and Blowup, has said he has "things to show rather than things to say." Thus, despite suffering a stroke eight years ago that left him unable to speak, the 83-year-old was able to direct Beyond the Clouds with the help of WIM WENDERS, himself a director of serious European art films. Instead of talking on the set, Antonioni gesticulated and sketched ideas for shots with one hand. Despite lukewarm reviews, the Oscar nominee's first film in 13 years drew standing ovations last week...