Word: trot
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...manager Terry Francona’s expression comes under scrutiny. Backup infielder Mark Bellhorn’s ability to fill in for Trot Nixon...
...together. Some play tennis. And some, like Terry Viney, 62, and his wife Leilani, 51, dance--and by dancing, we're not talking about the occasional night out. Terry, a strategic-planning consultant, and Leilani, a dietitian, spend 20 hours a week taking lessons and rehearsing the waltz, fox trot, tango and quickstep. They hone their moves so they can participate in about 10 different ballroom-dancing competitions a year. It's an endeavor that costs $6,000 annually, mostly spent on travel and numerous gowns and tuxedos that have been hand stitched for their outings. They have even built...
Call it grit, perseverance or sheer nerve—it’s the quality of the successful underdog. It’s when Trot Nixon hits a home run in Yankee Stadium, Josh Beckett shuts down Bronx Bombers and the 16th seed beats No. 1 in the NCAA Tournament...
...ties more neatly and swiftly into corporate IT systems than any gadget Nokia has offered to date. Among the 9500's selling points is wi-fi circuitry that allows users to connect to the Internet in wireless hot spots and securely link up with business networks. Nokia will even trot out some major companies that have agreed to kick the tires on the new devices - DaimlerChrysler for its German sales force, Pfizer for its Finnish sales force and Ricoh for its French force of copier repairmen. It's a risky announcement. After all, the gadgets won't be ready...
...Return of the King occasionally slows to a trot. There's a long middle passage where half a dozen characters in turn muse and fret at length. After the climax there's a plethora of meetings and farewells, most of them extended versions of the goodbyes in The Wizard of Oz. But Jackson is entitled. He surely felt that he and his companions of the Ring had waged their own hard, heroic battle and that sentimental adieus were earned...