Word: uglier
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...beautiful game has turned even uglier. Italy's long-simmering epidemic of fan violence turned deadly last week when a 38-year-old police officer was killed by rioters outside a stadium in Sicily. Games were cancelled last weekend, and this week the government imposed new measures to curb this hooliganism all'italiana. The policies in fact are largely inspired by the relatively successful British effort to quiet unrest from the notably rowdy spectators in England's football leagues. Among the most immediate effects is that home teams must play in empty stadiums if their security apparatus is inadequate, which...
...rise of caste-based parties "and their belligerent, cocky, supremely confident demagogues," and the hypocritical worship of the common man. "We want Oxbridge Indians in our Parliament," a cynical journalist opines. "Who invited the common man - safely eulogized in speeches but otherwise locked away in ugly towns and uglier villages - to speak...
Hizballah's opponents say that as time passes, resentments toward Nasrallah are likely to build. That may be the main reason that Hizballah is again girding for war. The next round could be even uglier. While most of the other communities still have stockpiles of arms stashed away from the days of the civil war, Hizballah's force is stronger and better organized than its rivals, say Beirut-based diplomats. But the various players in Lebanon may find outside backers. The Christians could again find support from the Israelis; and the Saudis, who are alarmed at the growing...
...that if we didn’t rebound tonight, we probably shouldn’t show up for practice this week,” Rollins said. “So we came out more determined to get those boards.”CAL 96, HARVARD 54An ugly start turned uglier in the second half, as host Cal sprinted out to an early 8-0 lead on solid offensive rebounding and added a 20-0 spurt in the second half to bury the Crimson on Saturday. The Golden Bears earned four offensive rebounds on their first possession. Cal dominated the glass...
...situation on the ground in Iraq grows uglier, Washington increasingly seems willing to blame the downturn on Maliki's lack of clout and the poor performance of the Iraqi military. This strikes Anthony Cordesman, an expert on the war with the Center for Security and Strategic Studies, as a bit dubious. He said, Wednesday, "The idea that when you send the bull in to liberate a china shop, [and then] you blame the china shop for breaking the china is, shall we say, somewhat ingenuous, and probably misleading." But it may reflect a growing desire among many in Washington...