Word: pulling
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...tizzy of reformation. Lyrics of popular songs are transformed into medical jargon, like in “Anatomist’s Got Back”: “When a girl walks in with an ischium-size waist / And a gluteus in your face / You get sprung, wanna pull off your glove.” In an anatomy class spoof on “Dancing with the Stars,” students explain how exactly to be a uterus through dancing. The show may be a “slight exaggeration” from real medical school, however...
Maybe it’s because the team made a fairy tale-like turnaround last year to make the title game of the ECAC Championship tournament that a certain passion to win each and every game is missing. Perhaps the belief that the team can rely on (and will pull out) a miraculous late-season turnaround is the explanation for the lack of desire needed for winning games...
...critical time. Senior members of Obama's transition staff, including future White House counsel Greg Craig, Attorney General nominee Eric Holder and Democratic Senate staffer Mary DeRosa, have been holding wide-ranging meetings to gather opinions about interrogation policy. Obama does not require Congress's approval to pull back on Bush's current interrogation policies, and an executive order reversing them could be released as early as next January...
...Store's Paper Soap comes in a colorful plastic case that flips open in the palm of your hand, and contains 50 paper-thin swatches. The soaps come in three scents: apple, which is pretty unassuming; vanilla, which smells like a candle; and, my favorite, jasmine. Be sure to pull out a sheet before you wet your hands - and for the best germ-killing action, wash with warm water for at least 20 seconds and dry well. Price: $4.99 each...
...Terriers threatened to pull away early in the second half, but a couple of runs allowed Harvard to keep it close, at least for a short while...