Word: tantamount
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...reports suggesting that participation in the Facebook pools constituted a violation of NCAA rules and could result in suspension from athletic activity for a year. Osburn said in a telephone interview that the University of Georgia student newspaper had misinterpreted a statement suggesting that participating in those pools was tantamount to gambling. Still, she urged students to err on the side of caution when considering entering pools, saying that the NCAA does “not encourage student-athletes to participate.” While the Facebook pools are free to enter, contestants...
...None of these heads would have rolled under Gates' predecessor, Donald Rumsfeld, Pentagon officials suggest. Rumsfeld was loyal to a fault, and generally would back subordinates rather than sack them, since he would view that as tantamount to a rebuke of his own stewardship. He applied this kind of pre-emptive backing to big mistakes - like the poor execution of the military's occupation of Iraq - and lesser ones too, like the Abu Ghraib prison scandal...
...wider soccer-playing world, Beckham's decision to leave Real for L.A. is tantamount to retirement, a graceful departure from the stage on which the world follows the game - i.e., Europe - while still close to the top of his game. To understand the significance of Beckham's arrival, it is worth noting that in the same week, Clint Dempsey, a star forward of Team USA, signed for the London club, Fulham, where he'll join other USA stars Brian McBride, Carlos Bocanegra and possibly soon also Oguchi Onyewu on the playing staff. There he'll play against the likes...
...ever since Friday Night Lights premiered in the 8 p.m. Tuesday time-slot in early October, without a strong lead-in and up against ABC's juggernaut Dancing With the Stars. Set in the rural fictional town of Dillon, Texas, where the local high school football team is tantamount to the community's church, the series was quick to garner praise from reviewers, including TIME's James Poniewozik, who cited its rich characters and excellent performances. But in that other realm, where advertising revenues dwell, the response to Friday Night Lights has been considerably less glowing. Since its debut...
...early 2008 for an American military withdrawal. In response, Senator John S. McCain (R-Ariz.), a revered Vietnam veteran and presidential candidate for 2008, called this deadline “a recipe that will lead to…our defeat.” Announcing a set deadline is tantamount to having a parent announce to their teenage child that they will leave the house for the weekend…party, anyone? It would only invigorate America’s enemies around the globe, since they would seize the opportunity to wreak more havoc in the area and worsen America?...