Word: turnaround
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...simple fact that Obama chose officials who take the threat of climate change seriously and value the independent opinion of scientists - two qualities that were rarely in evidence among President George W. Bush's environment appointees - would have been enough to cheer greens. "It represents a 180-degree turnaround for the United States on the environment and energy policy," said Margie Alt, executive director of the nonprofit Environment America...
...again, however, as the play of Vermont’s junior forward, Alissa Sheftic, on both the offensive and defensive ends of the court, helped Vermont pull within two of Harvard, 30-28 with only 2:57 left in the first half. It was one change, which sparked this turnaround: the Catamounts began using full court pressure to force turnovers. “I thought that Vermont’s defense was really good,” Delany-Smith said. “We had to do a lot of junk defenses tonight which I think threw them off, took...
...seven-point turnaround by the Harvard men’s basketball team at the end of regulation led to two overtimes, but the Huskies (5-4) came out on top, 76-71, as they dismantled the Crimson (4-3) last night at Lavietes Pavilion...
Maybe it’s because the team made a fairy tale-like turnaround last year to make the title game of the ECAC Championship tournament that a certain passion to win each and every game is missing. Perhaps the belief that the team can rely on (and will pull out) a miraculous late-season turnaround is the explanation for the lack of desire needed for winning games...
...shares - or even below. GM, for instance, has lost 7 market-share points, falling to 22%, in the past 10 years. It plans to slash costs by an additional $7 billion by 2012. "It's all about survival," says Van Conway of Conway MacKenzie & Dunleavy, a crisis-management and turnaround firm in Birmingham, Mich...