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...word is said to derive, according to Dr. Johnson, from the phrase used when a 16th century Italian moneychanger became insolvent: "His bench was broke...
President Emeritus Nathan M. Pusey '28, who said yesterday he is too busy in New York City to attend today's Commencement, was in Cambridge several weeks ago for the dedication of the Lamont Bench in the Yard and toured the library then...
When California Angels Righthander Nolan Ryan pitches, curious things happen. Batters edge back from the plate, opposing managers bench their red-hot hitters, Angel outfielders let fly balls drop in for base hits, and the Angel catcher stuffs a half-inch-thick pad of foam rubber into his glove. The reason: Ryan throws so hard he rewrites the basic customs of the game. Batters inch back because they are scared, managers yank top hitters because they can't connect on high fastballs, Ryan's own outfielders are lulled to sleep by the preponderance of infield outs his pitches...
HOMER IS WANDERING aimlessly through the crowd, Faye having just left him. He sits down on a bench, oblivious to the mob around him. Adore, a child actor, who has been taunting him throughout the movie as a Nazi spy, now appears again to harass him. Homer finally loses control and attacks the boy, unleashing the torrent of violence raging inside him against this city where he came to find his paradise and that has given him only pain and humiliation...
...strong field contingent carried the bulk of Harvard's scoring under the frustrated watch of prime talent on the bench...