Word: tighter
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Next year, the squeeze may prove even tighter...
Halfway through the third, he stacked the pads to stop sophomore winger J.F. Labarre's wristshot from in close and squeezed them even tighter to force James Duval's rebound attempt from just above the goal crease to scurry wide...
...Renoir asks us to make the philosophical jump to acknowledge that capture of any form is contrary to the human spirit. His mission fails, especially after the four are transferred to a tighter security prison in the heart of Germany. The prison is a fabulous castle placed in the German countryside. The train-ride through the European backwoods creates nostalgia for the innocence and beauty Europe held before World War II. Claude Renoir, the cameraperson for this film, does an excellent job capturing a sense of movement and depth, especially given the crude technology he had at his disposal...
...other crew's coxswain, we started first both times so she could steer off our stern. On the first piece the other crew was clearly faster and we could see them catch up on the straight-aways and then fall back on the turns as our coxswain steered tighter. The boats were timed separately, and over the 26 minutes we lost by 12 seconds. However, on the 15-minute race back downstream we won by 19 seconds, making us the overall winners of the practice. The rhythm felt a little rushed at times and I wasn't always getting full...
...sort of quote we've traditionally associated with financial titans. I can't imagine Andrew Carnegie calling in the press to insist that his buns were in fact a lot tighter than photographs made them appear. Still, times have changed. Personally, I took Perelman at his word. Also the Times reporter, Rick Marin, provided some confirmation in the story: "Short...