Word: beate
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Both groups will need all their current resources and more if the respect to beat Harvard and its MASCO. The University has the expertise to make an informed argument as to the benefits of its total energy power plant. And it has an depth plan which promises to supply the hospitals with power by 1978, the last year the institutions claim they can operate under the existing system. Although Edison has a joint plan that could do the same, it is apparent that the community groups challenging the Harvard MASCO plant would not take kindly to an Edison plan either...
Elton's beat constantly punctuates Taupin's lyrical line in arresting ways. There is a curious blend of sophistication and primitivism in Elton's assertive piano style that makes it an instantly recognizable musical signature-as unmistakable in its way as a Beach Boys harmony or Joe Cocker's sandpaper rasp. Elton's own voice is a supple instrument. He can growl like Mick Jagger or sing an insinuating lyric plaint. He writes for himselfnot surprisingly with supreme correctness, confidence, even elegance. To an unusual degree, he is the only...
...rather loose amalgam of roller derby, hockey and gang warfare, the game exists largely for the violence it generates. Motorcyclists-who are part of the team-run interference and frequently run over members of the other side. Players wear spiked leather gloves that are used to beat the opposition into submission. The casualty rate is appalling. The crowd loves...
...Historically, voters are swayed more by the economy's direction (which will be up) than by its level (which will be relatively low for months). Thus the economy should be a plus for Ford, who more and more appears to be a tough candidate for any Democrat to beat...
Businessmen, Engman observes wryly, "love free enterprise but hate competition, which is something for the other guy." He sees the FTC as "the policeman on the economic beat," charged with ensuring that free competition survives. Yet though he wants smaller businesses to survive, he has no sympathy for inefficiency. In fact, his assault on outmoded federal regulatory agencies stems from his belief that they perpetuate poor business practices. He argues that the Civil Aeronautics Board and the Interstate Commerce Commission have allowed the regulated transportation industries to become "federal protectorates living in a cozy world of 'cost-plus...