Word: dashing
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...Dash of Karate...
...tell their students to apply assertiveness by requesting the demonstration of a product in a department store and then walking away without buying. Let us assume that the store clerk just happens to be a student of the same philosophy. Perhaps the lesson should be revised to include a dash of karate...
Here, a French gunrunner (Michel Piccoli) and a British officer (Michael York) dash about North Africa during the early days of World War II, trying to avoid the Germans and get back to safety. Our boys do fairly well for themselves, but the stresses of escape and pursuit weigh heavily. "Let's surrender," suggests the Englishman after a particularly grueling day. "Why?" asks his French ally. "Because,' says the Englishman with invincible and poignant common sense, "I'm hungry...
With these varied tosses, a Frisbee team can generate a crisp, coordinated offense as players weave down the field hitting each other with short, hard passes. For gamblers, the long bomb is the most spectacular weapon: it sends receivers and pursuers in a frantic dash to catch the floating disk as it descends 40 or 50 yds. ahead. On offense, everyone needs the passing skills of a pro quarterback; the job of the defense is to block a pass or pick off the Frisbee in flight. Most teams use a man-to-man defense, though some are introducing zone coverage...
...since the bumbling New York Mets turned into instant folk heroes in 1969 has the sports world witnessed anything so surprising as the New York Islanders' inspired dash through the Stanley Cup play-offs this year. After first knocking off the Rangers, their haughty New York cousins, and then churning back from a three-games-to-none deficit against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the young, spirited Islanders very nearly upset the league's defending champions, the Flyers...