Word: coaster
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...spins out a contemplative opening cadenza, progresses to some pizzicato syncopations, then, over the pitty-pat of tabla (drums), skips and slides through a series of jaunty embellishments on the theme. On the second, he and Shankar engage in a long, rousing call-and-response pattern and a roller-coaster ensemble of rising and falling arpeggios, which leads, over steadily accelerating rhythms, to a climax of rhapsodic abandon...
...most fans the dogs are the least important aspect of a night at the track. Greyhound racing is a participation sport, not a spectator sport, and the participation involves risking a valued belonging. Betting puts an edge on life, brings a vividness costlier than a roller-coaster ride. But why is its thrill worth the money thrown away for it? Less than 28 per cent of the $500,000 bet each night is winning money. But the fans keep coming back, and even though the percentages are against them, they go right on betting...
Dirty British coaster with a salt-caked smoke stack...
...minute egg timers. Yet Missouri's largest employer spends lavishly where it counts: on new technology. Since the company's birth, McDonnell has poured 83% of its profits into research and expansion. For his reward, he has earned the steadiest profit rise of any major company in a roller-coaster business where losses come easily and disaster often. McDonnell's net income has climbed every year since 1951; last fiscal year it reached $43.2 million, 35% above the year before. So far this year profits have jumped by another 30%. A mere $2,000 invested in McDonnell when the company...
Joanie Phoanie is a sight. She has a roller coaster of a nose, unraveled hair, and sandal straps that look as if they're devouring her legs. She douses herself with deodorant, wolfs down caviar in front of famished children. She sings of brotherhood to incite student riots...