Word: footedly
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...shots go, theirs wasn't heard round the world. But the students are foot soldiers in a growing revolt being waged in classrooms, car-pool lines and statehouses across the U.S. The enemy? The standardized exams being taken by so many kids in the final days of the school year. Unlike the fill-in-the-bubble tests of yesteryear, which often did little more than single out kids for accelerated classes, this exhaustive new breed of tests is increasingly used to determine not only whether students get diplomas but also whether the school gets funding and teachers get raises...
...with defining her own campaign, political observers say, and everything to do with Lazio's refusal to pin himself down. It's difficult, after all to gain any ground in a very tight race when your opponent seems perfectly happy to perch on the political fence, occasionally dangling a foot toward a position but generally letting voter perceptions wander where they may. By taking an aggressive tack, Clinton may be hoping to sway those perceptions in her favor, dropping hints of doubt about Lazio where none existed before. On the other hand, by lashing out at Lazio...
...will soon foot the bill for massive renovations to the dilapidated building--by some accounts, likely a $10 million undertaking...
During interviews and conversations, Lewis often puts one foot on the table, crosses his legs, picks up a rock and tosses it from hand to hand as he looks around the room. All while he's talking...
...completes negotiations with the Institute of 1770 to take ownership of the Hasty Pudding building. FAS will foot the bill for massive renovations to the dilapidated building--by some accounts, likely a $5 million undertaking...