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...person could withstand about 30 minutes in the near-freezing water, Terestre estimated...
...Sanders couldn't withstand Harvard's second half onslaught alone. The final frame showcased a number of moments for the Crimson highlight film--including a surprising dunk by 6-ft., 4-in. Collins on a fast break; 6-ft., 10-in. Mal Hollensteiner's first collegiate points (on a short shot from the baseline); and a free throw by freshman Sean Duffy to put Harvard into triple digits...
...play" bill that applies to high school athletes. Clements' mouth did its share of fumbling. Near the end of the campaign, Clements stated that the state's economic woes were not his problem and would become so only after he took office. In the end, Clements was able to withstand White's comeback...
With a bit a cheating, one or more powers could overrun and withstand attack from the others. This would return us to the dark ages of the Cold War when Presidents Roosevelt, Truman and Eisenhower used or considered using nuclear weapons to decimate portions of the world population. In other words, threats by irrational dictators or other third parties could easily overwhelm a treaty between the U.S. and the USSR, returning the two nations to the frightening doctrine of Mutually Assured Destruction...
...portion of available savings and thus kept interest rates higher than they otherwise would have been. Some members of Congress fear that a major reduction in Government spending could be a blow to the fragile economy. But TIME's board members concluded that the economy is strong enough to withstand a determined attack on the budget deficit...