The unprecedented tumult bodes badly far beyond Capitol Hill. Unable even to choose a House speaker, the legislative branch of government is effectively paralyzed.
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Norway Upset Adds to Germany's Soccer Woes
Norway snatched a rare 1-0 win over Germany in a friendly international in
Dusseldorf on Wednesday. It's Germany's second loss at home in a row and
bodes ill for upcoming World Cup qualifiers.
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Switzerland's Marc Berthod has won the men's world cup giant slalom race in the Swiss town of Adelboden. Fellow Swiss Daniel Albrecht came second, with Austrian Hannes Reichelt in third.
It was originally just 'The London Hospital', but was granted the 'Royal' qualifier by Queen Elizabeth II in July 1990, the year of its 250th anniversary. .
qualifier
(kwŏl'ə-fī'ər)
- One that qualifies, especially one that has or fulfills all appropriate qualifications, as for a position, office, or task.
- Grammar. A word or phrase that qualifies, limits, or modifies the meaning of another word or phrase.
slalom
n. - 障礙滑雪比賽, 障礙滑雪
v. intr. - 參加迴旋賽, 迴旋曲折地前進
n.
- The act or sport of skiing in a zigzag course.
- A race on skis or in vehicles along such a course, laid out with markers such as flags.
- To race in or as if in a slalom.
- To waterski using a single ski designed so the feet are secured one behind the other.
[Norwegian slalåm : slad, sloping + låm, path.]
slalomer sla'lom·er or sla'lom·ist n.bode Show phonetics
verb [I or T] FORMAL
to be a sign of something that will happen in the future, usually something particularly good or bad:
These recently published figures bode ill/do not bode well for the company's future.
The hurricane bodes disaster for those areas in its path.
qual・i・fi・er
⇒qualify
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