Word: bets
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Coach Joe Restic said yesterday that he will wait until the last minute before naming his signalcaller, but the best bet would seem to be Brown, a junior and baseball pitcher par excellence from Norwood who was drafted out of high school by the New York Yankees...
...there have been a broadcast in which so many time bombs of universal interest were ticking away The Independent Broadcasting Authority [Britain's commercial TV watchdog] would have been irresponsible if it had prevented The Case of Yolande McShane from being shown. In the public interest? You bet...
...hilarious movies, such as Horse Feathers (1932) and A Night at the Opera (1935), that still enjoy a huge cult following and invariably feature Groucho as an appealing rogue capable of fast-talking his way out of any difficulty. On his radio and TV quiz show You Bet Your Life, he was able to deploy all his famous trademarks: the loping gait, arched eyebrows, lecherous leer and emotive cigar. He was, above all, the master of the rapid-fire wisecrack. Examples: While accepting a medal from France, he quipped, "Can it be hocked?" When asked why he was always accompanied...
Approval of the agreement by Panama is a pretty sure bet. A sharp outcry from the country's militant left is expected over the retention of U.S. bases in the zone, but then much of the Panamanian left (as well as the right) is in exile. But many Panamanians, perhaps unrealistically, look to the treaty to cure many of their national ills?including a zero growth rate. Says Nicolas Ardito Barletta, Minister of Planning and Economic Policy: "This will create a perfect situation for a lasting boom...
...seems apparent enough. ABC, not surrendering news "responsibility" in other ways, may well end up the most revved-up, visually busy network news show. The other two networks can specialize instead, if they prefer, in coherence and proportion. But Arledge may be on to something. It is a good bet that a year from now all three evening news shows will be different...