Word: switch
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...saved by Murphy. The Crimson entered the break up 1-0. The opening minutes of the second half were much the same as the first, with Harvard holding more of the possession, but only managing the occasional chance. The complexion of the game changed when freshman Melanie Baskind was switched from her normal forward position to midfield about 15 minutes into the half.“[Baskind] just got the ball a little bit more, so she was more involved in the game,” Leone said of the change.The tactical switch paid dividends, as Baskind was able...
...that day,” Roth said. “This increased the flexibility in the market.” After a reorganization of the market under a centralized authority, the researchers found that, controlling for other parameters such as seasonal effects and varying yearly interest in sports, the switch was a success, as measured by higher Nielsen viewer ratings and increased revenue for market participants. Despite focusing on the college football market, the researchers noted that their work had implications for a number of different markets. In 2004 and 2006, Roth helped design the high school matching system...
...average male: she pushes, she shoves, she commands, and she swims through a fish tank. Confused much? Well, fear not. Usher concludes the video by whispering the affirmation, “Stay tuned / For part two / You been me / And I been you / But we gon’ switch / This thing back / I’mma put it on your ass.” Now, that’s both a relief and something to look forward to. This four-minute delve into gender dynamics attempts to push the envelope on a typical bedroom-themed video, but sadly, it?...
...cities, where people use cars mostly to commute to work and run errands around town. General Motors is testing its electric model, the Chevrolet Volt, in Denmark, and plans to sell between 100,000 and 200,000 Volts a year in the U.S. from 2010; the car would switch to regular fuel once the electricity runs out. Renault will roll out its ZE (for zero emissions) electric car in Europe in 2011, and Tenenbaum estimates that by 2015, auto companies will have sold about 2.5 million electric cars in Europe - about 15% of all vehicles driven on the Continent...
...when the South was thick with Democrats, there was a saying that Southern Dems were so loyal they're rather vote for a yellow dog than a Republican. As the party moved to the left, forcing moderates like Billy Tauzin and Jimmy Hayes (both former Blue Dog leaders) to switch parties, one member joked that the remaining moderates had been choked blue by the left - thus rechristening the group Blue Dogs. For a while their numbers dwindled but in recent years, they've seen a resurgence, gaining 11 members in the 2006 elections and another two in special elections earlier...