Word: stretching
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...remembered a fire in Boston last year. A three-story boarding house was burning, and firefighters were trying to save the homes of several families. Two members of truck company walked up a set of smoky stairs to stretch a hose line to the second floor. Suddenly, they yelled a may-day. A ladder was brought to the second floor--quickly--and the firefighters escaped. They barely escaped injury. And the panic in their voices sticks with me today. This was a "normal" fire--an everyday happening for the men in uniform...
While Shewchuk and Botterill were in Montreal, Harvard lost to St. Lawrence--the only ranked team it played during that stretch. The Crimson also struggled to one-goal victories over a pair of lower-division teams, Cornell and Yale, before exploding against Princeton...
...last two games, Savane has notched a combined 40 points, 12 rebounds, and an astounding 11 blocks. He is also shooting better than 55 percent over that stretch...
...first five games of the season, the Middies have shot a miserable 56.6 percent (77 of 136) from the line. If, at the very least, the Crimson can manage to keep the score close entering the final minutes of play, free throws could potentially be the difference down the stretch...
...than pouring their lives into their work? The investment bank rush shows no sign of slowing down--Broadview plans to hire more analysts than ever this year. But is the grind worth the money? All the analysts say their jobs are exciting and worthwhile, though "exciting" might be a stretch. The grueling hours and often repetitive work would discourage all but the most enthusiastic economics concentrator, although for $150,000, a two-year commitment might...