Word: blitzed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...weeks. "The battle lines are forming," says an official of a Washington-based energy trade association. "It's just a question of who lobs the first grenade. Everyone hopes someone else will." Adds a gas industry lobbyist: "We're geared for our normal congressional blitz...
...week blitz was over?the most intensive effort by a U.S. President, in or out of wartime, to rally the nation behind a common cause. A stream of high Government officials sought out television interviews and speech appearances to continue the crusade. Politicians searched for the high ground from which to fight the months of battles that lay ahead. The Administration began releasing figures to show how much money it thinks the average American consumer would actually be saving ?instead of losing?under the President's program. And Jimmy Carter had clearly achieved his first, vital goal...
...Giuseppe's intense otherworldliness. Morante's symbolism is rarely more modern than the 19th century. Ida's greatest fear is that people will learn she is half Jewish-and the mother of a bastard. Ignorant of these facts, her son Antonio brings home the stray dog Blitz, and proudly announces that it is "a bastard" with a star mark on its chest...
Held scoreless for about six minutes, the Crimson looked about to crack under the pressure. But Radcliffe came back, proving its mettle with a 9 point game-ending blitz. Ellen Hart provided the points, breaking the scoreless drought by dribbling the length of the court to put home a twisting layup...
Radcliffe outscored its hepless opponents 19-3 in the first eight minutes of the half, putting the game on ice figuratively as well as literally. Hart led the blitz with six straight points, aided by Curry and Sue Williams who combined for eight straight points...