Word: block
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Control and Disarmament Agency. It was Grey's longtime association with Eugene Rostow, who heads the agency, and his brief service as an administrative assistant to California's liberal Democratic Senator Alan Cranston that inspired Helms to threaten the Senate leadership with a ten-hour filibuster to block confirmation. In Helms' view, even the hawkish President was not selecting tried and true conservatives to the arms negotiating posts. In a sudden twist, the White House gave up the fight and is expected to withdraw Grey's name...
...Musberger believes that universities do owe something to an athlete. "Oklahoma owes it to him that he knows how to talk contract," the Northwestern University graduate stated Major college football players will never do anything as well as they block, tackle or catch passes. Musberger said, adding that a university's responsibility is to give athletes the basic education they need to carry on their careers...
...decision, the Court ruled unconstitutional a state law allowing churches to block liquor licenses for businesses within 500 feet...
...Gabriel is a resplendent messenger in jeweled robe and peacock-colored wings. Salvador Dali's Sacrament of the Last Supper is dominated by a clean-shaven, translucent Jesus addressing his bowed Apostles under what appears to be a geodesic dome. Each illustration is accompanied by a descriptive text block. The Gospel narratives are condensed in clear, simple, documentary prose...
Harvard tried to contain UMass with a man-to-man defense, but the hoopsters didn't block out underneath and UMass dominated the boards. When it did get the ball, the Crimson failed to convert its opportunities. Harvard's transition play rarely led to a Crimson basket...