Word: boasts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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That magic mountain of money is not conjured up by rubbing Aladdin's lamp. It comes from a gambling alliance that bases its calculations on a measure of snob appeal and tested blue-chip talents. After all, no other musical can boast a T.S. Eliot as its lyricist, so to speak. Even if Eliot was playfully doodling for his godchildren and friends in his 1939 Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, he remains a god in the pantheon of 20th century poets. Cats Director Trevor Nunn and Designer-Cos-tumer John Napier, of the Royal Shakespeare Company...
...runs rampant, the response to these early pleas has been enthusiastic. Leaflet drops and telephone campaigns are well underway. Democratic Club Vice President David Thottungal '84 says interest in party politics has hit a peak after a year of quiet organizing. Even the Republicans at this traditionally liberal college boast a campaign squad of more than 50 and have volunteers in at least three of the most-heated contests...
...tough," said Allard. "We were looking for the big play" UMass Coach Bob Pickett, despite his team's success against the run, was less than pleased "We thought we could play better defense than we did," he said after the game "I'm not going to boast about the run defense when they threw for over 300 yards...
Martin is right. Consider that the skittery Henderson has amassed his 122 thefts in a mere 129 games. The number is not up to his spring-training boast of a steal per game, but it took Brock, then 35, 151 contests to reach 118. The new master of the basepaths is also the first man in history to achieve 100 steals in a season twice (the first time was in 1980), and he is currently 64 thefts ahead of his nearest competitor, Montreal's Tim Raines. With the exception of Cleveland, the extraordinary Henderson alone has more steals than...
...outgunned Palestinians could boast that they had made a credible showing by resisting the Israelis inch by inch once the battle took to the streets of Beirut. By contrast, the combined armies of Syria, Jordan and Egypt crumbled before the Israelis after only six days in 1967. The siege has therefore boosted the popular stock of the P.L.O. in the Arab world. Although most of the Arab governments probably wanted to see the troublesome P.L.O. cut down to size militarily in the early phases of the invasion, none desired an outright defeat. In the past month, there has been...