Word: cushioned
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...hundred meters up the road, opposite the shiny new Ecce Homo Catholic church is another remainder of that night's fatal frenzy: a van reduced by fire to a charred frame on wheels. Inside, on seat springs that have had the cushion burned away, a blackened, desiccated corpse arches in agony. Nine people died in the vehicle, villagers say. And there were other victims, whispers Diran, who is squatting by the soccer pitch, puffing on a cigarette. "I don't know how many were chased into the forest and killed." He shrugs and gestures up the road in its direction...
...Harvard's biggest game to date. A victory would force a three-way tie in the loss column atop the Ivy standings along with Brown (10-9, 5-1), but a loss would give the Quakers (12-5, 4-0) a comfortable two-game cushion over the Crimson. The Harvard players are well aware of what is at stake...
...effective in its last four starts--by adding an insurance tally at 11:36 on the man advantage, its second power-play goal in 18 attempts. Princeton's Dave Schneider battled the puck off the boards and took a hard slapshot from the top of the left circle to cushion the lead at 2-0. "Princeton was a little bit opportunistic," Jonas said. "There was a deflection in there and a nice backdoor pass. Those things can happen, and that they did--two in one game--was out of the norm." The turning point came in the final seconds...
...picking up this pair of wins was crucial in the hunt for the ECAC title at Lake Placid. Even though only half the season has elapsed, it is essential for Harvard to cushion its first-place slot in the conference with winnable games like these...
...things like cars and appliances. They'll get cheaper as the economy slows and manufacturers try to lure back consumers. Pay off your high-rate debt first and fixed-rate debt ahead of variable-rate debt. As interest rates decline, so will variable rates. Try to build a cash cushion equal to three months' living expenses. That's less important when you are debt free and have access to borrowed money. But no one ever lost sleep because they saved too much...