• In the foot-well and the wheel arches, scientists found traces of a distinctive mix of chalk, brick dust and concrete used to cover the road leading to the ditch.

    BBC: Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman

  • Jonathan Snyder died while on night patrol, when he accidentally fell into a 60-foot-deep well.

    NPR: Trip Illuminates Life on Bases Across Afghan Desert

  • Gomes then contrived to side-foot over the bar when well-placed as the visitors sought to take advantage of their initial superiority.

    BBC: England U21 1-0 Portugal U21

  • Over in the corner there's a 2, 000-foot deep well.

    NPR: Governors Meet on Access to Great Lakes

  • The first chance came for the Lanarkshire side when Law was put through on goal by Michael Higdon, but he could only sweep a left-foot effort well wide from around eight yards.

    BBC: Sport - St Johnstone 0-3 Motherwell

  • For example: If a spider fell to the bottom of a 50-foot well, and each day climbed up 3 feet and slipped back 2, how many days would it take the spider to get out of the well? (Hint: The answer's not 50 days.) Google grabs its share of IQ by nabbing scientists and engineers from Stanford, MIT and Caltech.

    FORBES: Talent Wars

  • Beset by scarce credit, falling asset prices and costly food, developed-country households are hardly well-equipped to foot the oil bill.

    ECONOMIST: The oil price: Recoil | The

  • But it was the briefest of honeymoons for Cook, lasting only until the last ball of the eighth over, when he played a half-hearted force off the back foot to a ball well wide of off-stump - and to the delight of the bowler Hilfenhaus, Michael Hussey dived expertly in the gully to take a fine one-handed catch.

    BBC: England make solid start to Ashes

  • Additionally, the property offers a 48-foot-long pool, as well as private guest and pool houses.

    FORBES: Woods Hole Winner

  • As well as foot-and-mouth, the institute also focuses on diseases in cattle, sheep, horses and pigs, including lumpy skin disease, rinderpest, African swine fever, swine vesicular disease and equine encephalosis.

    BBC: NEWS | UK | Pirbright: Labs at centre of outbreak

  • For nine months the ship Transocean Discoverer Spirit used 360-degree rotating propellers to hold itself steady in the 3, 500-foot-deep water as diamond-tipped bits cut the deepest oil well ever--6.5 miles down.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • In fact, Retail Touchpoints, a digital technology research firm, just completed a three-part series on retail gamification that suggests online games can arm retailers with the all the data they need to increase in-store foot traffic, as well as purchase rates.

    FORBES: The Serious Business of Games

  • Whittaker, deployed in a more advanced role than normal, continued to pose Rangers' most potent threat at the start of the second half and almost scored when he ran on to Lafferty's head-flick and powered in a left-foot shot that Patricio did well to divert wide.

    BBC: Rangers forward Kyle Lafferty

  • It caters to men who are 6-foot-3 inches and taller, a demographic the 7-footer understands very well.

    CNN: The end game: How sports stars battle through retirement

  • The Spaniard took the awkward high ball on his chest before stepping inside and unleashing a left-foot volley that Mario Galinovic did well to palm over the bar.

    BBC: Panathinaikos 1-1 Rangers

  • In a gripping finale, Piquionne blazed over and Odemwingie missed two decent chances to win the contest, ensuring West Ham climb off the foot of the table with this well-earned point.

    BBC: West Brom 3-3 West Ham

  • The 6-foot-5, 310-pound Aboushi could play at right and left tackle, as well as potentially guard.

    WSJ: Jets draft O-linemen in 5th, 6th rounds

  • The 6-foot-5, 310-pound Aboushi will work at left and right tackle, as well as potentially guard to add depth to the offensive line.

    WSJ: Jets sign O-linemen Aboushi, Campbell

  • Foley almost made an immediate impact in the second half but his well-struck left-foot shot was parried by Davison before Paul Robinson shot wide.

    BBC: Watford 1-0 Bradford

  • Foot- dragging on this would be criminal as well as destructive.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • But for areas farther from the city's center, they are talking about clearing the way for more heights well above the 130-foot cap, though specifics haven't been publicly discussed.

    WSJ: Is It Time for D.C. to Grow Up?

  • The U.S. Coast Guard will deploy a Maritime Safety Security Team, akin to a seaborne SWAT team, as well as the 87-foot cutter Albacore to patrol the Potomac River.

    CNN: Security at record high for WWII Memorial ceremony

  • This is one of my favorite cases of the session: Fane Lozman, a former Marine pilot with a habit of getting crosswise with local officials (he got four of them removed from office when he lived in another city) fought the City of Riviera Beach over a multibillion-dollar development project as well as his right to continue leasing a slip for his 60-foot floating home.

    FORBES: Supreme Court Mulls Affirmative Action, Class Actions In Fall Docket

  • Mr. Headington combined three of the units to create the 8, 262-square-foot penthouse, which has a circular all-glass living area, ocean views and wine as well as Champagne tasting rooms.

    WSJ: Tim Headington, Phil Mickelson and Mats Wilander Seek to Sell | Private Properties

  • But moments later Clint Dempsey gave the home side a two goal cushion with a well taken 20-yard right foot shot that gave the keeper no chance.

    BBC: Fulham 3-1 Amkar Perm

  • Once past that barrier, however, Rowling quickly gets back on track, introducing readers to a host of well-drawn new characters setting foot on Harry's turf for the first time.

    CNN: Books - Review: Gladly drinking from Rowling's 'Goblet of Fire'

  • As a 5-foot-10-inch, slender female, she never had an easy time consistently finding clothes that fit well among different styles and brands.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • The closest they came to scoring was Emmanuel Eboue's deflected right-foot shot on the edge of the 18-yard box, while Michael Turner thwarted Adebayor with yet another well-timed challenge.

    BBC: Arsenal 1-2 Hull

  • The total number of foot-and-mouth outbreaks in the Borders has been well below the level in neighbouring Dumfries and Galloway, which experienced the majority the country's cases.

    BBC: Scottish Borders back in business

  • Dashing and courteous, splendidly handsome, he wished often for the strange hats he saw, bowler or thin-brimmed, foot-high or scarlet-plumed, in order to flourish them high to all the people who wished him well.

    ECONOMIST: Paddy Leigh Fermor

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