Word: volleyed
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...self-confessed serve-and-volley player preparing for life after Harvard. The other, in the opinion of the first, possesses “one of the best returns in the country.” For the tennis tandem of senior Ashwin Kumar and junior Sasha Ermakov, however, it is the perfect combination...
...Defense Secretary Robert Gates has his hands full fighting wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, he didn't show it Monday morning when he fired a volley at his own Air Force for doing too little in both war theaters. Gates' comments ricocheted at supersonic speed around the Pentagon and across broader defense networks, as officers - and contractors - tried to parse their implications. His bottom line: The Air Force ought to be less concerned with buying more $350 million F-22 fighters for use in future wars that may never happen, and do more to deliver what is needed to fight...
...advantage as well. Tiny fissures were beginning to appear in Obama's shining armor. I thought he won the Texas and Ohio debates with his elegant counterpunching and cool demeanor, but I was wrong: Clinton's policy details - her specificity and passion on health insurance during the 16-min. volley with Obama that was later, foolishly, derided by the media - apparently conveyed a degree of caring and preparation that seemed more reliable than her opponent's shiny intellect and rhetoric. On the ground in Texas and Ohio, she began to seem more real than...
...fight really hard and play our best to win.” With the result secured, Harvard added gloss to the score line. Ermakov withstood a late surge from Rastorgouev at No. 2 to win 6-1, 7-5, clinching match point with a sweeping cross-court half-volley. The Eagles snatched a consolation point at No. 6 before No. 4 freshman Alexei Chijoff-Evans came from three match points down in the second set to win, claiming the third-set tiebreaker 10-2 and the dual 3-6, 7-6, 1-0. HARVARD 5, BINGHAMTON 2 In the day?...
...parliamentarian and Accordance Front spokesman, said the issue of tens of thousands of Sunni prisoners held without trial remains a major division. "Unfortunately, we are not seeing any kind of flexibility from the government," he said. And right on cue, shortly after Rice left the Green Zone, a volley of mortars went flying in. No one was sure who fired them...