Word: catches
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...between the phrases "not impossible," and "very, very, unlikely." Like the glass both half empty and half full, they are the same, yet connote very different things, and on a topic as volatile as the modes of AIDS transmission, the difference is powerfully important. In the chapter, "Can You Catch AIDS From a Toilet Seat?", Masters and Johnson consistently refuse to rule out even the tiniest and most speculative risks. Whether they are describing the fear contained in the title, or kissing or any of the other rumors about how one catches the disease, they parlay unproven and miniscule possiblities...
...knew what had to happen then. He'd swing, the ball would catch the breeze blowing out to left-center and would soar out of Fenway, and the crowd would rise--as one--cheering. Jim Rice would be a hero. The hecklers would stand, shamefaced. It had to happen...
...Being behind at first really hurt us,"Mitzenmacher said. "We had to try and catch...
While bartered-convention phobia did not catch on among Illinois voters, it strikes fear in the heart of Democratic Party Pooh-Bahs, who prefer a little cigar smoke swirling around the back rooms before the convention to a prime- time brawl on national television. To that end, Party Chairman Paul Kirk announced that he would seek a meeting with all the candidates after the New Jersey and California primaries on June 7 to urge consensus support behind an "inevitable nominee," a euphemism for a candidate who is not strong enough to be a full-fledged front runner but could...
...biggest embarrassment has been its bumbling attempts to field a viable late-night talk show. After Rivers' demise, the network resorted to a succession of guest hosts. One of them, Arsenio Hall, began to catch on in the ratings -- but only after Fox had committed to The Wilton North Report, a new show produced by Barry Sand, formerly of Late Night with David Letterman. The show, a mystifying mix of interviews, tongue-in-cheek features and Letterman- like smugness, was a bust with critics and audiences. It was canceled after four weeks...