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...Penders seemed like the typical young college coach--the frisonne hairstyle, mod haberdashery, and courtside histrionics. But beneath that outer tinsel is the real tinsel--the alluring glitter of big-time basketball. Penders, the consummate recruiter, wants to create a national power. While he'll have to bide his time with the lowly Rams, his past performances indicate his goal is not out of reach...
After Mejias gathered the first touch on a high lunge which Cooper parried too late the Brandeis fencers stood at the side advising their teammate to "relax, wait, bide your time," in an effort to run out the clock...
...this attempt, Harvard has a more than favorable schedule. The first four games are in Cambridge, and not until the fifth week, when the Crimson plays at Dartmouth, does the Ivy schedule get difficult. "We're trying to bide our time until then," Restic said, "and hope that the offensive line comes around." If it does, a third successive Ivy title should be forthcoming...
...landowners and monopolies must be ended. Cunhal also says that all existing agreements, including ties with NATO and U.S. base arrangements, should be respected. But then, not so long ago he was saying that the Communist Party would not insist on nationalization either, and while he might bide his time on NATO, nobody expects him to do so indefinitely. Rumors persist that the Soviets are seeking refueling facilities in Madeira for their fishing fleet, a move which would hardly sit well with NATO...
...blues taught the black man to relax to his conditions," the Mississippi-born composer and performer notes; "It taught the black man to bide his time...