Word: belle
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that she just moved into. Ring a bell...
...that ten of them were playing defense. Considering that no team had ever marched unscored upon through the playoffs before, it takes some nerve for the Bears to insist that they were even better defensively last year. Besides nerve, they also have evidence. The Pro Bowl safety Todd Bell and the splendid linebacker Al Harris held out for more money this season and have missed the entire festival. Richard Dent, a particularly wanton defensive end, chose to work while he grumbled. Dent threatened to forgo the Super Bowl, but backed down when Ditka seemed inclined to play the game anyway...
...sense, they were like infants, their prospects in life a mystery, their potential unknown. And so it was that when the Bell system was broken up two years ago, the seven regional phone companies[*] that resulted were soon dubbed the Baby Bells. Today the scattered siblings are not yet mature, but they are rapidly asserting their newfound independence...
...most aggressive of Ma Bell's offspring has been Philadelphia-based Bell Atlantic. Its businesses outside the basic telephone field, which include a computer-repair chain and a financing operation, accounted for $427 million of the company's $9.1 billion in revenues for 1985. Bell Atlantic executives hope to branch out even further, by entering the property-and-casualty insurance business...
...pilot doesn't make a mistake and bring us into the Potomac. I forgot my galoshes," jokes Horowitz as the plane descends to National Airport. "I don't think that's funny," counters Wanda, sternly. When the plane lands, the pianist applauds loudly. The pilot rings the all-clear bell, and Horowitz perks up. "F sharp," he remarks. "I hope Mrs. Reagan will be there," says Wanda...