Word: cutoffs
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Darren was the best performer of the weekend," Ciollo said. "I think he is just going to miss the cutoff to go to Nationals...
While the throw wended its way from center to the cutoff man, Binkowski, belly to the ground, inched forward and, after two lunges, slapped the plate safely, much to the delight of the rest of the Harvard baseball team, which was watching and chuckling from the dugout steps...
While the throw wended its way from center to the cutoff man, Binkowski, belly to the ground, inched forward and, after two lunges, slapped the plate safely, much to the delight of the rest of the Harvard baseball team, which was watching and chuckling from the dugout steps...
...insisted, though, that his auction plan made perfect sense. No admissions office, after all, claims a precise scientific justification for choosing the applicants just above the cutoff line over those below it. If 10 places were sold to the highest bidders, the incoming class would be virtually indistinguishable from a non-auction class, 10 sets of parents (some of them, presumably, loyal alumni) would be grateful to the college rather than deeply offended, and the college would have a bundle of cash that it could use to provide scholarships for worthy applicants who'd got in under their own steam...
...casual employees," 669 or 49 percent made less than the $10 cutoff. Casual workers are officially designated as those who work less than three months at full time or less than 17.5 hours per week. They typically receive lower wages and no benefits...