Word: blasted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...maneuvers, sweeping right past some of the heaviest concentrations of troops and armor, and calling in withering air strikes and tank and artillery fire on those that fought. Throughout the 100-hour campaign, the allied soldiers avoided hand-to-hand fighting wherever possible, preferring to stand off and blast away at their foes at more than arm's length...
There was no real drama to this matchup, however. There was no Ivy title to fight for. But it was the seniors' final game in Harvard uniforms, and they went out with a blast, downing the Big Green (8-18 overall, 4-10 Ivy) by the misleading margin...
...anniversary of the College. It was such a hit that they decided to continue it every year. It's a chance for women to break out of their culturally restricted social roles and ask a man out on a date. And in case anyone is interested, we had a blast at the soiree. It was a chance to see old friends and acquaintances in a non-academic, non extracurricular social setting. Talk was light, feet danced all night and we got to drink champagne with Dean Bovet...
Despite the high security imposed in England during the gulf war, the Irish Republican Army last week managed to set off bombs in two of London's main train stations. One pre-dawn explosion at Paddington station did little damage. But a second blast in a trash can at Victoria station during the morning rush hour killed one man and injured 46 other persons. The attacks set off a burst of hoax calls and bottled up nearly 500,000 metropolitan commuters. Coming only 11 days after the I.R.A. lobbed mortar shells at 10 Downing Street, the bombings aim at sustaining...
...Reasoning impresses them and makes you feel smart. People treat you differently when they know you are an expert in "Ethics and International Relations," "Autonomy and Alienation," and "Reason and Evaluation." You won't actually learn any morality or ethics, but you will pick up enough rhetorical ammunition to blast anyone who questions your actions on moral grounds...