Word: withstood
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...Stags defense withstood a Sheeleigh free kick with 2:34 remaining in the second overtime to maintain the draw...
...Wildcats zone, and Davidson’s Tiffany Mumby had perhaps the day’s closest call when her bid to tie the game ran just wide of the Harvard goal at 83:30.But Gerow’s goal notwithstanding, Mann, who recorded six saves on the day, withstood Davidson’s second-half pressure. Lau and sophomores Kerry Kartsonis and Katherine Kuzma worked hard on the middle and back lines to maintain possession and limit breakaway opportunities for Davidson. Still, the Harvard crowd had more than its fair share of thrills as time ran down...
...penalty corner with 15 minutes remaining, senior back Francine Polet took a shot that was blocked by Lehman. Jafar, however, got the rebound and buried it to cut the lead to one. Ultimately, the Crimson could not overtake New Hampshire despite six second half penalty corners. Lehman withstood the attack, making three saves in the second half and securing the victory. HARVARD 1, HOLY CROSS 0 The Crimson started the season off on the right foot with its 1-0 victory on Friday. Keating broke a scoreless tie midway through the second half when she tipped a shot past Crusaders...
...Bachemin left New Orleans for Katrina in 2005 but his two-story Gentilly house withstood the storm, receiving two feet of water on the first floor. As a result, he planned to ride out Gustav at home, "when it was a [Category] 2 or even when it was a 3," he said. "Now it's a big storm" and with Nagin issuing a mandatory evacuation, "I don't have a choice. I'm getting...
...signed with more than a dozen other nations. It would open up nuclear-materials trade between the U.S. and India, with the proviso that some of India's nuclear reactors be open to inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency. That's a big concession for India, which withstood international sanctions and withering criticism after its 1998 nuclear weapons tests and has chafed ever since at the idea of submitting its nuclear program to any outside review. But the country needs clean energy, and signing the agreement would be a first step toward joining the Nuclear Suppliers Group...