Word: bets
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Military men are fond of observing that their institutions only mirror those of the society at large. That is another way of saying that nations tend to get the armies and navies that they want or deserve. Zumwalt's bet is that in the armed forces or out, freedom and responsibility are not incompatible?that men treated less like children in the service of their country will, if called upon, prove the equal of their predecessors as fighting...
...forecast bet in which the bettor must pick the first three horses in a race...
...more crucial moment to tap lacocca's well-incubated talents. Despite the company's present good fortune with the Maverick and the Pinto, profits are being squeezed hard by rising costs and Government pressure for safety and antipollution development. Just after his appointment. lacocca declined a $100 bet on whether Henry Ford's prediction of a 9.7-million-car year was possible in 1971. "Consumers have the money," he said, "but in their present mood it is doubtful that they will spend it. We have just finished an auto strike, and the steel industry is unsettled. There...
Harvard's chances for a victory may lie with the ability, or lack of ability, of the Crimson's yet untested defense. If Dartmouth can pin four goals on the Crimson, it's a pretty good bet that B. U. can score more. Good back-checking and a great performance from Harvard's excellent but occasionally erratic goalie, Bruce Durno, will be necessary to contain the Terriers...
...sizzling charburgers to be a well-grilled and just barely pink quarter-pound of ground beef. You can find a better hamburger in the Square, but only if you don't think Bartley's Burget Cottage is a greasy spoon. The clam dinner at $1.75 is the best bet of the fish entrees...