Word: cowed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...MILDLY SURPRISED a few weeks ago to read that Bernard Kalb, a former newsman, had resigned as State Department spokesman on what sounded a good deal like a point of personal honor. It was like seeing a cow eat a chocolate bar; no physical reason why the thing can't be done, but you don't run across it every...
...presiding spirit in the leafy, weathered-brick Harvard Yard, stares out over a vast and flourishing arena that today ranks as one of the world's most distinguished centers of learning. Three and a half centuries ago, however, it was only a farmhouse surrounded by a one-acre cow pasture. For that matter, the original John Harvard was not the founder or even the head of Harvard College; his only contribution was a bequest of 400 books and half his estate, which amounted to no more than (pounds)779 and may have been only (pounds)375. Nor was Harvard actually...
...clothing. I would like to know if it would be possible for me to get a new pair of glasses (mine have not been changed in four or five years and the bifocal is no longer right for my vision). This would probably cost one half of a cow or about $130. I also have two teeth badly in need of repair -- one needs a cap in order to save it and the other is in pretty bad shape also -- will probably cost two cows or about $500. Also electric bills are continuing for the poultry house and will need...
...LOWERED OVER THE SIDE INTO THE BRIGHT WATERS OF THE EASTERN PACIFIC. BURSTING INTO NOISY LIFE, THEY SLICE THROUGH THE CRESTING WAVE TOPS AT 35 KNOTS. DEAD AHEAD OF THEM, A POD OF PORPOISES, OR DOLPHINS, BOLT WITH FRIGHT, BUT THE FLEEING MARINE MAMMALS ARE SOON OVERTAKEN. LIKE COW PONIES ROUNDING UP CATTLE, THE SPEEDBOATS HERD HUNDREDS...
Boston driving skills and way finding are very special. It is said that Boston's streets are laid out on 17th century cow paths, therefore the way to drive in Boston is to think like a 17th century cow. Nerveless. Placid -- not too much, though. Superb sense of direction...