Word: blitz
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...with the patience and diligence of a deconstructive critic, I came to read more into Walsh's words. As I watched his Crimson blitz through a 34-16 season in 1998, one which ended at the NCAA Tournament in Baton Rouge, La., with Harvard ranked No. 24 in the nation and just three wins away from the College World Series, I realized that Walsh was anachronistic in his own right...
...most ephedrine items. Marketed under such brand names as BioLean and Ripped Fuel, the substance had been linked to heart attacks, strokes and seizures. Leaders of what has become a $1 billion industry nationwide responded that their products were safe if taken as directed, and they launched a lobbying blitz against Archer's proposal to require a doctor's prescription for most products containing ephedrine...
...back and indulge the party's remaining primary voters in smug contentment. Every state would count, so even the front-runner would have to dig his heels in till the end--sweating, debating, persuading. Since smaller states are usually cheaper to campaign in, gone too would be the financial blitz in which a big-money candidate splurges early to knock his or her opponent out at the start. The Delaware Plan would make losing the first few primaries, currently an automatic disqualification, politically feasible. Again, the result would be longer, and therefore presumably more thoughtful, debate...
...this come about? The credit-card industry seized on a sharp increase in bankruptcy filings in 1996 and 1997 to mount an intensive lobbying campaign for legislation that would make it easier to collect from borrowers who file for bankruptcy. A sophisticated public-relations blitz created the image of a bankruptcy system rife with abuse and in need of reform. That campaign told of rich people walking away from their debts, courtesy of bankruptcy court. It told of responsible families who paid their bills being forced to pick up the costs of more affluent Americans and others who were bilking...
...major step toward that goal came, last December, when a wave of ISPs began offering completely free access. Today Brazilians can choose from a number of free ISPs, including one, Catolico.com.br owned by a Roman Catholic diocese. Another free ISP, iG.com.br expected a television-ad blitz to bring in 60,000 applicants over three months. Instead, the company got 940,000 in eight weeks. "The consumers were more ready for this than we were," says iG vice president Matinas Suzuki...