Word: benching
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...Napa College in the 1950s, he cracked his ankle and hobbled on crutches for a week before a big game. When the day came, he could not stand being away from the action, so he suited up just to sit on the sidelines. Within minutes, his coach scanned the bench, looking for a man to replace the quarterback. Vermeil went in and played the entire game on a broken ankle...
Though lawyers are forever vowing to go "all the way to the Supreme Court, "few get there, if only because the Justices take just about 150 cases a year. Understandably, attorneys making their debut before the high bench hope to shine in the hour or so of "oral argument" allotted for a case. But the experience can be humbling, especially for lawyers whose world is largely one of poor clients and local courts...
Telephoning the bench...
...prime rate, which despite its modest gyrations last week is still at a nosebleed high of 20%, is a convenient bench mark for interest rates. Most consumers, though, get such things as mortgages and installment loans at several points below the prime...
...before he could get there, the puck headed back toward the Harvard zone. Neither in nor out, Whiston, for a few horrible seconds, stood paralyzed on the blue line, yelling to the bench for guidance as Princeton just missed an empty net goal. "Jesus, he's not going to do us any good over there," mumbled a stunned Harvard...