Word: bets
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...destination, everyone immediately has to begin playing the most intense game of their short spring break lifetimes--Find the Sand and Take a Tan. By gaining the coveted distinction of possessing a deep, dark, wonderful tan, you will be eligible to receive back-handed compliments in Cambridge like, "I bet you wore that light blue shirt just to show your...
...Warriors held a comfortable ten-point lead with 3:38 to go in regulation play, and looked like a sure bet to advance to the semifinals of the NCAA divisional championships, when a referee ejected Marquette's 6-ft., 10-in. center Jerome Whitehead from the game for a flagrant personal, a two-shot foul...
Cranston, the treaties' floor leader, could count only 60 sure votes and four more "leaning" in favor of the pact, with eight still undecided. Although Cranston hopes to pick up more votes in the weeks ahead, he cautions: "I wouldn't bet a large amount of money on the outcome...
...left, frustration and disillusionment grew, despite its edge in opinion polls. On the right, last week, there was a faint flicker of hope. At a Paris dinner party, a wealthy baron confided that he had just placed a bet of $10,000 with Ladbrokes, the British bookmakers, on a victory for the present government. The odds: 4 to 5. The left's chances were rated at dead even. The baron explained that he was not counting on any change in voter sentiment. The left would lose, he said, because after the first round of voting, the Communists would refuse...
...more debate before making decisions; more emphasis on selecting, training and rewarding people, including more women and nonwhites; and greater flexibility in lifestyles. It is hard to judge whether these changes will substantially affect efficiency, productivity, quality control, profits and other concrete business concerns. But it is a safe bet that those '60s kids will continue to make other people uncomfortable?and more innovative?as they work their way toward...