Word: traction
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That surely was one of the political calculations the Republicans made when deciding to get so involved in the Schiavo case, which was first discussed in the halls of Congress late last year. At a time when G.O.P. leaders in Congress have been unable to gain much traction on issues like abortion and gay rights--which are near and dear to Christian conservatives--this was a no-lose opportunity to burnish their credentials with their most demanding and important supporters. Still, many Republicans reject the notion that anything but deep moral conviction motivated the extraordinary legislative measure. "It's hard...
Though that matchup doesn’t lean in either direction, preventing Harvard’s offense from gaining any traction will be crucial to a Wildcats victory and a shot at advancing to the regional final...
...first day of racing school, and my instructor and co-pilot, Paul Mazzacane, looks as if he's about to blow a fuse. We're on a skid pad, a circular track slicked down with water, and I'm speeding around it so fast that the rear tires lose traction and the car goes into a fishtail. For most folks, this would be the time to let go of the wheel and pray (which is my instinct), but the idea here is to practice the spin so many times that you regain control of the vehicle--by steering...
...although of course in the latter game the ability to curve the stones does not come from the fact that the stones are not round, but because the stone slides on the edges of the cup-shaped depression on the bottom of the stone which gives it a certain traction on the ice when turned one way or another. However, the two games are exactly alike in principle and as that principle is the one thing that makes each of them a fascinating and scientific game, your article seems rather pointless when it is left...
...underground movement faces enormous difficulties getting traction in a country where police surveillance is pervasive, and the video has yet to be definitively authenticated...