Word: pulling
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...There is no sense pointing a finger at the Chinese. They are trying to pull people out of poverty and they clearly need help.' DR. MAX AUFFHAMMER, lead researcher of a University of California team that found that China has overtaken the U.S. as the world's biggest polluter...
...endure the first half of the film, you’ll be rewarded with the introduction of the supporting cast in the second half. As with his other films, Apatow was able to reach into his bag of funny “average Joe” sidekicks and pull out Bill Hader (“Superbad”), Paul Rudd (“Knocked Up”), Jonah Hill (“Superbad”), and newcomer Russell Brand. Together, these actors create the most ridiculous, most unrealistic, and most hilarious characters. Rudd plays a flaky surfing instructor who gives...
...both days and junior John Christensen shot 83-75. “We just kept trying to play our same game as last weekend,” Moseley said. “We’re gearing up for Ivies. We played well, we just didn’t pull out a win this weekend.” “I think we came in there with slightly higher expectations—that’s not necessarily a good thing,” Mayer added. “But, I think we didn?...
...played a little better than we did.” On Friday, Penn dominated the singles portion by taking four matches in straight sets. The Quakers also grabbed the doubles point with easy wins at No. 1 and No. 3. Against Princeton, the Crimson played well but could not pull out the victory. Both squads claimed three singles matches, but the Tigers earned the doubles point, and with it, the overall win. This upcoming weekend, Harvard will face off against Yale, a team undefeated in league play. “We’re going to be fired...
...certain ways it was our best effort of the year, we just couldn’t pull it out down the stretch,” Tillman said. “I think we probably played too much defense. We failed to clear a couple of times, and had shorter possessions, which put a lot of pressure on them...we probably got fatigued, made a couple of mistakes in terms of the game plan,” he added...