Word: cushioning
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When Harvard plays in the Beanpot Tournament, no lead is safe. No cushion is comfortable. The Crimson held on for dear life last night, slipping past Boston College, 5-4, in the first round...
...worked with Darman for years calls him a "past master of the three-cushion shot. He'll always travel the more difficult route, in part because he likes the sport, in part because that road invariably leaves him the greatest number of options in the service of the ultimate objective...
...strike was triggered by sharp government-ordered rises in the prices of key commodities, including sugar and cigarettes. To cushion the steep hikes, the government approved pay raises for both public and private employees, supplementing incomes by as much as 500%. But the ploy did not work...
...last week urged steps to slow the pace of buyouts, which he said were having a damaging "psychological and economic impact." Meanwhile, members of the Senate Finance Committee have been quietly pondering measures that would reduce the tax loopholes for interest payments and give a break to dividends. To cushion the Wall Street impact of such provisions, they might be included as part of a general tax bill that would seek to narrow the budget deficit...
...projects. Actually, Zucker says, he is quite funny. Zucker's sister told a story she remembers hearing about Zucker and Nielsen standing in a packed elevator when Nielsen said something like, "I wish I hadn't had that last taco," and provide suitable sound accompaniment with a whoopie cushion he occasionally carried around...