Word: pulling
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...little unhappy with yourself for doing so. At the end of the video, we fade out to a shot of Akon ambling alone along a beach. We can only assume that he wants to make love right now (na na na). And whether you’re watching him pull up in his 007-status convertible or casually remove his Italian suit jacket, we can’t really put the blame on you for wanting it too. —R. Derek Wetzel
...relationships, Iraqi politics and microeconomics. But he rejects as "grossly exaggerated" the idea that he had some revelation and suddenly embraced counterinsurgency doctrine. He points out that some of the tactics he employed in 2003 have made a comeback. As commander of the 4th Infantry Division, despite orders to pull back, he kept small outposts in neighborhoods among the residents, ensuring better surveillance and quick response to insurgent attacks, which helped him shut down the fedayeen on Saddam's home turf. The outposts have become one of the cornerstones of the surge strategy...
...literally lost out in the last surf of the year. It was very upsetting. And then the following year I didn't have a very good year. But in 2005 I was doing well, things were good and it was scary to think I might get close but not pull it off again. When I did pull it off, it was just an amazing feeling. At that point I was the oldest world champion ever, people said I couldn't win again, they were doubting that I could do it at that age [33] just cause it hadn't been...
...their colleagues from other states whose economies depend on the auto industry, including Republicans Kit Bond of Missouri and George Voinovich of Ohio - felt their plan was sufficient. At a much subdued press conference held right after Reid and Pelosi's wrapped up, they unveiled their compromise, which would pull the $25 billion from a fund approved earlier this year to help the auto industry develop more fuel-efficient cars; that notion had actually been pushed by Republicans earlier in the week, but until Thursday, Democrats had contended that the money should instead come from the $700 billion financial-bailout...
...most extraordinary event. I think it will turn out to be one of the most extraordinary events in the world. And I had my doubts all along. I couldn’t resist, I couldn’t put aside the feeling that someone is going to pull something at some point which will show that it was a dream. And I couldn’t get away from this. I mean, I tried very hard—all the evidence seemed to be strong that this is the way things were going. But we’ve had occasions...