Word: uprighteously
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...strains to keep his frame upright...
...what a 5-foot-10, 165-pounder can hope to accomplish with ninth-round draft status (like Israel, his rights are held by the Flyers) and a Beanpot ring as credentials. Even after his superlative freshman season. Tracy was drafted two rounds below Israel, scouts always preferring the upright model to the unorthodox...
...Murphy seemed to take the pain head on. Sitting upright at the post-game press conference, he stared straight into the eyes of his inquisitors and spoke softly (for him) and directly...
True, the playing in the Schumann was emotionally engaging, but I found the recording in its entirety to be remarkably free of real musical tension. The tempi were upright, and as a result, there was little momentum in either the forward or reverse directions. The individual playing was impressive, but I didn't find myself entirely convinced by the final product. By no means was I expecting tear-jerking renditions, but I did expect a recording that was more engaging than this...
...broomstick, right through his skull. The rod rocketed through his face, excising his left eye, and exited skyward through the top of his head. Astoundingly, Gage was able to stand and speak in a few minutes. His intelligence was intact. But later it became clear that the once upright young man had been altered. He now cursed, lied and behaved so abominably that he could not hang on to a job or a friend. The balance "between his intellectual faculty and his animal propensities" had been destroyed, wrote Gage's doctor, John Harlow. Gage was no longer Gage...