Word: sustainingly
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...context of a film that doubles down on every available Vegas movie cliche, from the brutal, solitary casino owner and his cadre of double-chinned thugs to the gilded-heart hooker. After an innocuous first act, the plot quickly careens into a darker realm that can’t sustain the levity of the two main characters. There is some fine acting in this film, particularly from Paul Sorvino as the outdated singer in the casino lounge, but perhaps The Cooler would have been better served had the bright lights of the Strip not been dimmed so bleakly...
...term. But he doesn’t seem to regret his decision to trade in his dancing shoes for a stethoscope: “Dancing came along later for me. Medicine is definitely for me, and you can only be a dancer for so long because bodies can only sustain so much...
...large part of Harvard’s newly explosive offense was the effort, and risk, of the team to “pinch” its defensemen along the offensive boards. Employing a “two-three” forecheck, the Crimson hoped to sustain increased offensive pressure on Yale and to fire a number of shots on netminder Josh Gartner...
...that quality is largely attributable to the renewed aggressive effort of the Crimson’s blue-liners. By pinching defensemen far into the zone, Harvard was able to sustain strong pressure in the Yale end. Defensemen Smith and Welch both had key goals on plays where they attacked the net rather than staying atop the point to backstop the offense...
...last weekend’s two double-digit defeats, Harvard held 14-point leads before collapsing in the second half of both games. Coming off a 16-day exam break, the Crimson’s conditioning was not at the level it needed to be to sustain a full forty-minute attack...