Word: bursting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Boston Celtics trampled the Phoenix Suns with a 20-2 burst at the beginning of the third period last night and then cruised home to a 105-90 triumph...
...days San Franciscans endured burst water mains, broken-down boilers, overflowing fountains, weed-choked lawns, garbage-strewn streets and a transit stoppage that halted their cable cars and buses. But last week some 3,900 city workers were finally back at work - and, though they had gone on strike for an extra $5.5 million, they had not won a penny. It was the most dramatic setback to date for the nation's powerful municipal unions, which have been demanding ever fatter wage boosts and thus helping to drive U.S. cities to the edge of bankruptcy. It was the citizenry...
...trumpets sounded, the drums were thumped, and the jubilant crowds burst out singing-to the tune of The Battle Hymn of the Republic-"Ronny, Ronny, Ronald Reagan, his truth goes marching on." "I believe in miracles," the former California Governor said during one of the celebrations last week, "but I also believe you've got to ootch them along a bit." The resurrection of Reagan's half-dead presidential campaign in four straight primary victories was undeniably something of a miracle, but keeping watch on Reagan as he ootched it along required quite a bit of ootching...
...dump sterling. Last week the pound hit a record low of about $1.80 before rallying to close at $ 1.84-still down 8% against the dollar in less than two months. No significant recovery is likely until a workable pay policy is adopted and investors' fears of a new burst of inflation are put to rest. A cheaper pound will give British goods a price edge in world markets; it is already driving hordes of bargain-hunting tourists from the U.S. and Europe to Britain. But the drop in sterling will also add fuel to the nation's inflation...
...what form the new clause would take. Kuhn eventually ordered the owners to open up their camps, but there is still no agreement. Whatever new contract is worked out, players hereafter will be able to attain independence after a given number of years in the game. In a rare burst of candor, Kuhn says of the old reserve clause: "Modifications were overdue...