Word: tightness
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...After an adult Grogan admits to his parents that he hasn't gone to church for years: "I froze, then turned back. As I did he threw himself against me and buried his face in my shoulder, locking me in a grip so tight it was if he would never let go. I felt him shaking, his chest lurching against me. Then I felt a warm wetness on my neck and heard his sobs, his jagged gasps. The man I had never seen shed a tear, my Rock of Gibraltar, was crying in my arms...
...Managing to win both the singles final and the doubles final in the biggest tournament in the fall and take an exam on top of it? Now that’s a [heck] of a 24 hour period,” Rueb said. Compared to the tight singles final, the doubles final went much more smoothly for Clayton and Chijoff-Evans. The pair stayed in command throughout to defeat the No. 1 doubles pair from Brown, 8-2. “We went up against a [great] team from Brown in the Finals,” Clayton said...
...moon of the lunar month of Kartika marks Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, when Hindus across the country worship the goddess of wealth, Lakshmi. But divinities know full well the laws that govern finance, and Lakshmi may now be a little tight-fisted about circulating her riches amid the ongoing global credit crunch...
...Dubai and its real estate market are vulnerable to an international economic downturn, especially compared with many of its Gulf neighbors. As the region's premier business, transportation and tourism hub, it is by definition more entwined with the global economy. And in tight times, Dubai lacks the windfall oil profits that have enabled sister emirate Abu Dhabi, for example, to amass a financial cushion in sovereign wealth funds totaling hundreds of billions of dollars...
...Pizzotti needles a throw into tight coverage and Matt Luft wrestles the ball away from the defender. 1st and Goal...