Word: boast
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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That is no idle boast. The 1,600 seats in Harrah's showrooms are almost always filled every night, and top performers sell out nearly a month in advance: a recent John Denver engagement drew 82,000 telephone-reservation requests in a single week. During the fiscal year that ended June 30, Harrah's hotels averaged a high 92% occupancy rate and net profit rose 25% from 1976 to a record $14.6 million on a 13.5% increase in revenues, which totaled $161.6 million. Unlike many casinos in Las Vegas that cater primarily to heavy-spending Eastern gamblers, Harrah...
...write the formula out for you but the typists don't have Greek letters at their disposal. Zbikowski ranks 153 college teams, including Ball State, McNeese State and Fullerton State, and gives point spreads for their games. Texas is at the top of his poll, as the Longhorns boast an ability rating of 35.87, while Harvard is ranked 120th with a rating of -1.37 and Davidson is in the 153rd spot, with...
...More than 75 per cent of all Indians in the United States suffer from malnutrition and related diseases." The act of trying to eliminate an entire population by substandard food, housing and living conditions aggravated by poor health care is a deplorable program of action. Two nations that constantly boast of human rights policies are killing neighbors in their own backyards...
PRINCETON at HARVARD--The Tigers, as they say, are due. They've lost three close ones already this fall, boast a good defense and a better runner in Bobby Isom...
Last year, more than 2800 entrants rowed in 670 shells, but this year's Head will boast an even larger field: over 3000 racers will man 720 boats in the 18-event program...