Word: nailed
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...definition of a literary thriller: a detective story with geopolitical ramifications. That, at least, is the formula followed with considerable, nail-biting skill in Robert Wilson's A Small Death in Lisbon (Harcourt; 440 pages; $25). The author constructs a murder mystery that cannot be solved without following a winding trail through a considerable and bloody swath of 20th century history...
Krauthammer hit the nail squarely on the head. If we need to talk about the Electoral College or how voting is carried out, it is equally important for us to discuss the roles of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches of government. Are they, in fact, equal? BILL BROUWERS Middlebury...
HARD FACT You would think calcium supplements would strengthen nails, but don't bet on it. Doctors compared the toenails and fingernails of postmenopausal women who took the supplements with those who didn't. Result? There was no difference in nail strength, appearance or rate of growth between the groups. Turns out that nail quality has more to do with protein content and the arrangement of certain cells than the amount of calcium in the diet...
Bush lost his Congressional race in a nail-biter, suffering from his connections with Eastern institutions...
Bucknell held off the Crimson down the stretch. Up 71-66 with 52 seconds left, Bucknell tossed in eight unanswered free throws to put the nail in the Crimson's coffin...