Word: headwind
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...Back at home, the lightweights faced more rigorous competition. Navy and Harvard met on the blustery Charles with a prevailing headwind, but the Crimson and the Midshipmen remained unfazed by the conditions...
...profit on the transaction: See, he's big enough to admit mistakes, the commentariat cheered. It would help his rescue team if the bailed-out bankers followed his lead, stepped up, helped out, for we are in a race against chaos and Obama can't afford a populist headwind. But instead they dodge and weave and work the system, and the parade of titans called to account before congressional committees say things like "I am not in a position to comment in any depth on the subprime crisis, particularly because of pending litigation...
...nationwide could go under this year. If Xanadu - which allegedly has leased 73% of its space thus far - does open in 2009, it would be the only enclosed mall to debut this year, according to the ICSC. Xanadu is the lone ranger, running straight into every possible horrible economic headwind. "It's the poster child for bad timing," says Howard Davidowitz, chairman of Davidowitz & Associates, a national retail-investment-banking and consulting firm...
...understand how the regions stack up against each other for NCAA selection,” said Harvard assistant coach Cory Bosworth. “You want to beat everyone in your region, and you want them to beat everyone as well.”Powering through a strong headwind at 10-12 miles per hour, every crew battled through the course slower than expected. In the varsity eight, Radcliffe surged from behind to overtake Virginia and finish behind winner Yale, who retained the Case Cup. The Bulldogs finished the race in 7:17.9, the Black and White pulled...
...We’ve only rowed together three times beforehand,” she added. “I think we need more time rowing together I think that the [first varsity] benefitted from having a more set line up.” For all races, a headwind slowed down the second half of the course. Technical problems at the start line also slowed things down. Princeton’s stake boat had trouble aligning the boats before the race and was forced to call a delay. “It could have been very stressful, but our boat...