Word: upper
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...upper-middle-class Jewish suburban town, I was smart enough to know that no one I grew up with would ever play major league baseball. But I did dream this: Perhaps one of us upper-middle class Jews would become a sportswriter who got to vote for the Hall of Fame...
Unless you are trying to tackle him. Tomlinson is the most deceptive running back in the game. Start with his body. At a compact 5 ft. 10 in., with an upper half that's sculpted but not scary, Tomlinson won't bowl you over the way Brown did. But most opponents haven't scoped his thunder thighs. When asked about his lower-body strength during an interview in the Chargers' locker room, the otherwise demure Tomlinson unsheathes his left leg from his sweatpants. Think humpback whale, with muscles. "I'm proud of my thighs," Tomlinson says with a laugh. "That...
...After women install themselves in the upper levels of an organization, half the battle is won. As more women see other women in leadership positions, they are more likely to think of themselves as leaders—no persuasion needed. Again—just look at the Harvard Dems today. This year we had more female candidates than male candidates, and, for the first time in its history, women constitute a majority of the board. All it takes is a group of girls and a “who’s running for what” conversation...
...following the nuclear test in the autumn of 2006, the upper hand in the Bush Administration appears to be held by the pragmatists who believe that there is still a grand bargain to be struck with Pyongyang. They believe, despite the fact that the two sides have staked out such sharply different positions on the terms under which North Korea would dismantle its weapons, that the North seeks a deal. "The economic benefits for them are just too much to pass up; a deal is there to be had," says one Western diplomat. Kim Jong-il is the only...
...American armada, under Admiral William “Bull” Halsey, was “the largest, most powerful fleet of warships ever assembled.” Not only did Halsey have the upper-hand on the high seas, but he dominated the air as well, with 1,000 warplanes at his disposal. (His rival, Admiral Takeo Kurita, had none.) In short, it should have been a blowout, not a battle...