Word: certainly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Government shares some of the blame for delay. "Like the Vatican," says Hazard, "federal agencies have a certain timeless interest." A Wall Street Journal editorial charged that in the IBM case the Government spent 5½ years in preparation and took three more years to present its case at trial...
Having said all that, one must admit that there is a certain liveliness in Director Pierson's work. He has a way of filling out the frame with energetic, emotionally charged-up figures. There are color and movement in his work, and it contrasts vividly with the more calculated and congealed commercialism of current American movie fare. One suspects Pierson was undercut by his producers, who perhaps imposed safe, name character actors on him, asking him to force up the predictable parts in his script and play down what might be more surprising. The conclusion is that you could...
...these kids and their parents but to all kids who want to try out for the U.S. team, and to all the AAU members and cardholders who foot the bill for the trips. When a kid makes the U.S. team, we have to guarantee to everyone involved that a certain standard of behavior will be maintained. We have a difficult situation here--13 and 14 year old girls going on international trips with 23 and 24 year-old guys. The fathers of the guys might not care too much what their kids do, but you can be damn sure that...
...penalties were so harsh for those two (Tallman and Foreman)." Layton's bewilderment evoked memories of other chapters in the AAU's illustrious past. Time magazine reported one incident several years ago in which the AAU suspended Fort Lauderdale swimmer Jamie Nelson for three years for saying that a certain brand of break-fast cereal had helped her recover faster from a pulled muscle. She was five years old at the time. Renowned labor negotiator Theodore Kheel, commenting on the results of a 27 month inquiry revolving around the notorious AAU-NCAA rivalry for control of amateur athletics (and athletes...
...This year we oughta be happy with any win we can get," he quipped after the Harvard win. "We've got problems in certain areas that I don't know if I can solve...