Word: viciousness
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...Northeastern bounced back one last time, scoring on a tip-in by Turner at 17:04 of period three, sending the game into overtime and giving the Huskies their chance to knock the archrival Terriers out of the Beanpot in what was a vicious dogfight...
...increasing share of federal money. Many of these are entitlement programs for which Congress has passed laws establishing the level of benefits that each person receives. Indexing social programs so that recipients will not feel the pinch of inflation has made them still more expensive. In a maddening vicious circle, Social Security benefits increase because of inflation, causing higher federal spending, larger deficits and eventually more inflation. Then Social Security must be increased, starting the chase anew. Warns Budget Boss Mclntyre: "If we attempt to inflation-proof every item in the budget, we will continue to feed inflation...
Those elbows have taught a lesson or two. Admittedly, a fine line exists between legitimate use and violent abuse of the physical in professional hockey. Howe, however, most nearly approaches hockey's elusive ideal of toughness without violence. His retaliatory elbows, legendary for their subtlety, are vicious but not malicious...
...that Anthony's reason and civility are no match for Crossley's magic, pointed bones, and his shout, a killer shout he learned in Aborigine country which can kill anything within range. In fact, Anthony ends up losing his patience, his wife, and ultimately his mind to Crossley's vicious, primitive personality...
...Collins, 45, was a flyer of 21 years' experience with a reputation for being "the epitome of a non-risk taker," but it was his first flight on that particular polar route. One theory was that he may have been battered by a sudden "cat"-a burst of vicious clear-air turbulence. Others speculated that Collins might have been the victim of the most treacherous hazard in polar flying: a "whiteout," when blowing snow can cause even the most experienced pilots to lose all sense of perspective and direction...