Word: bets
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Last Saturday, the best bet in town was Harvard over Dartmouth. Today's top pick is Inez's fried chicken, which, if marketed nationally, would surely put Colonel Sanders out of business. I'll take two wings, a breast and the following winners...
However, that aspect should not be a problem for Carrie Graves and Radcliffe. When asked if she felt her team would do well, she just smiled and confidently replied, "You bet...
DeConcini, a freshman who favors gradual deregulation of gas, found Carter's sales pitch astoundingly low-key and polite. "Bet you're tired," the President said. Then he went right into his soft, soft sell. "There may be a key vote on this, and the Secretary [James Schlesinger] and I wanted to talk to you a little about it." As the twelve-minute discussion continued, DeConcini explained that he had campaigned in support of deregulation. "Well, I'm against controls too," Carter said. "I'm just in the position of wanting to ease...
...members are isolationist to start with, and you add onto that the 40 members who are concerned about textile imports, 18 to 20 members concerned with shoe imports, another 20 whose districts are affected by television and electronic imports, and about 100 that represent steel-manufacturing areas -you can bet that Congress will enact its own program next year if the President fails now, and it will be harsh...
...among the others. Davis, meanwhile, is starting his own case in which he will argue that although a written will has not been found, Hughes' real and declared intent was to leave his whole fortune to the medical institute. Even in Las Vegas, no one is willing to bet how long these trials will take or what the outcome will be. In the Mormon trial alone, supporters of the will are planning to call at least 45 witnesses. The Hughes will trials stand to be the best shows along the Strip this season...