Word: cushions
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...unfortunate conclusion has to be that Harvard doesn't have it after blowing a 13-point cushion against Bucknell last Saturday...
Harvard certainly played gritty defense against both Rhode Island and UNH. After grabbing an early 2-0 cushion against Rhode Island, Harvard kept battling and added two more scores in the final 15 minutes. That's a definite improvement from last year's team, which had trouble closing games at times...
...planet's atmosphere at 16,300 m.p.h., ultimately causing it to experience deceleration forces of 20 Gs. The vehicle's cork-and-silicon aeroshell should absorb most of this body blow. Both a parachute and a retrorocket will slow its plunge, and an array of airbags will inflate to cushion the shock of landing. And finally, the spacecraft will simply drop to the surface, striking the ground like a beach ball and rolling to a stop in the ancient floodplain...
...place of the non-ordered choice system that determined housing assignments for years, students are now at the mercy of fate. To cushion the blow, they can choose blocking groups of up to 16 people with whom to enter the lottery...
...should reading period be done away with, or modified? For many students, the cushion of time before exams does allow added digestion of course materials and a well-deserved mental break, while Faculty are able to assign longer, more comprehensive projects bringing together focal points in their courses...