Word: arsenal
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...pitches moved well. His knuckleball waved and then broke down as it neared the plate, in the best tradition of Hoyt Wilhelm and Wilbur Wood. The knuckler, a pitch that doesn't require as much strength as the fastball, is a welcome addition to Tiant's arsenal, because he's getting older and won't be able to throw as hard as he used...
...will never be second to any nation on earth in our ability to defend ourselves." Détente: Its major result for the U.S. has been the "acquisition of the right to sell Pepsi-Cola in Siberia." SALT: "The cruise missile: Will it be removed from our defensive arsenal to win a smile from those who continue to pledge and promise our destruction...
...date her, ends when he takes her to a skin flick. It makes a nice little essay in the confusions of cross-cultural courtship. However, Travis' failure as presented is more farcical than tragic, and it never adequately explains his becoming a killer. He acquires a small arsenal of guns and starts stalking his lady's candidate...
...proposed that the Russians count 273 Backfire bombers as part of its strategic arsenal, in exchange for a like number of cruise missiles, giving both sides 2,673 strategic weapons. That idea was rejected by the Soviets, who argue that the bombers-but not the cruise missiles-should be excluded from any SALT agreement...
...Eagles' arsenal features a frontline of home-grown talent labeled "the Boston three," composed of 6'6" leading scorer Carrington, Bill Collins, and Morrison. Despite its national ranking at the outset of the season in Sports Illustrated, B.C. has felled only two first-division teams in the course of the campaign, as its big time illusions have gone poof. B.C.'s fastbreak has been marred by sloppy ballhandling and the one-guard offense has yet to jell. After its most recent loss, an 88-70 drubbing by Villanova, one basketball pundit quipped, "B.C. opened a bakery to sell turnovers...