Word: half-dozen
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...lawyers who in late November heard his deposition in a suit against the tobacco industry--cannot be unsaid. As the highest-ranking tobacco insider ever to turn whistle-blower, Wigand's incendiary allegations about what tobacco executives knew and how they hid it go to the heart of some half-dozen investigations and lawsuits around the country. And if a man's true danger can be judged by how heavily his enemies are armed, then Wigand, once a vice president for research and development at Brown & Williamson, appears to be mighty fearsome indeed. B&W is going to great lengths...
...could have been a lot worse. Although Zakowich was five-holed twice by the Saints with nothing but ice between them and the goalie, he blocked 14 other shots, including a half-dozen from right in front of his crease...
...secret report on the damage CIA mole Aldrich Ames did in spying for the Russians from 1985 to 1994. Not only did Ames send 10 of the CIA's most prized Soviet agents to their death, but his secrets also helped Moscow plant a network of at least a half-dozen double agents, who began slipping both real and bogus information to their CIA handlers. But even after CIA officials discovered the ruse in 1991, they continued to send the White House and Pentagon top-secret reports based on what the doubles were telling them--and never bothered to warn...
There have been more than a half-dozen public service review committees over the past 10 years, public service leaders said...
Harvard dominated the statistics in last year's contest, all except for the final score. The Crimson blasted over 40 shots at the Lions' net compared to about a half-dozen Columbia scoring opportunities. However, Harvard didn't finish their plays, while Columbia converted on two breakaways...