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Especially encouraging was the bang-up game played throughout by the un- tried Harvard forward wall. Aided by their consistent tactics the backs were able to sweep the ball down into scoring position several times, but unsuccessful tries for field goals made their attempts useless. The good work of the line was also evident on the defensive, for the red and gray attack was well under control throughout the game, and the schoolboys' scoring chances were pretty slim...
...suddenly rushes away to Africa. Sue tells everyone in town that she has married Tommy, rushes away to America. There she hears of his death on the Nile. Donning a bright green dress, she fixes up an urn of ashes, calls in the neighbors, starts to have a bang-up funeral. At this point Tommy walks in, alive & kicking. Widow at last becomes wife...
...rates are automatically effective unless the budget is rejected by Parliament-which almost never happens. Therefore when Hon. Mr. Bennett rose to speak in Ottawa last week he held in his hand the fiscal fate of Canada. Bang-he upped letter postage between Canadian cities from 2? to 3?! Bang-up went the Canadian basic income tax from 8% to 10%! Bang-the sales tax quadrupled from i% to 4% ! Bang, bang, bang-spectacular is the exercise of a British Finance Minister's power...
...started to have a baby which she did not want, lost her job, came down with influenza, had a bang-up row with Gilbert and left him forever. A week later they were together again and the sky had changed from mackerel to fair...