Word: catches
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...varsity had a very aggressive race and a great first 1000," Radcliffe head coach Liz O'Leary said, "but they let Yale slip away in the middle and get four or five seats. They came back in the sprint, but it wasn't enough to catch them. The race intensity was there, but some technical flaws in the middle hurt them...
...offer: a free flight from the U.S. to West Germany. The catch: you have to buy a Mercedes-Benz. For the first time in its history, Daimler-Benz is resorting to an American-style gimmick to sell its luxury cars in the U.S. Because of the falling value of the dollar, the starting price in the U.S. for the smallest Mercedes, the 190 E 2.3, has risen by 32% over the past three years, to $29,000. As a result, U.S. sales have stalled, and the company has had to abandon its traditional take-it-or-leave-it attitude. Customers...
...players squaring off in a seven-inning game. One pitches, the other hits. One hits, the other pitches. No bases to run, you only have to field grounders and catch fly balls. It's not that complicated a concept...
Lynn watches a youngster circle under a ball, stick his glove out and make the catch...
...situation on Brattle Street is equally gloomy. The use of amplification by Cambridge street musicians is governed by a Catch-22-style clause in the Cambridge City Ordinance which states that a musician wanting to use amplification must first obtain permission from the DTP. Since the DTP stubbornly (and I mean with hostility) refuses to grant such permission, a street musician using amplification along Brattle Street risks harrassment, arrest, fines and permit revocation. [In my case, the Cambridge Police have repeatedly shut me down and threatened me with arrest when I've attempted to perform on the traffic island between...