Word: doggedly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...swam well but they had better participation," Eliot athletic secretary John Powers said. "Points were given for both championship and consolation races. Since there were very few events with more than 12 entries, anybody who could dog-paddle to the end of the pool took a point...
...financial and emotional shock waves started by the Rolls-Royce Ltd. bankruptcy two weeks ago are continuing to build in intensity. Last week there was considerable hindsight analysis of just how the calamity had happened -and a string of man-bites-dog oddities. The Guardian bannered a warning to foreigners: BETTER NOT BUY BRITISH. In Parliament, Socialists assailed the Conservative government for shabby treatment of a giant U.S. company, Lockheed Aircraft-a theme echoed on the placards of 1,000 Rolls workers who marched outside in one of the world's rare pro-American demonstrations. On the London Stock...
...cross-legged in an Arab tent, the guest of honor munched on a hunk of roast lamb as a local entertainer offered animal imitations. "Monsieur le Président, I'm a cock," the man announced, crowing convincingly. "Monsieur le Président, now I'm a dog," he then barked. As the guest sipped Coca-Cola and Evian water, a group of Moorish women serenaded him in Arabic: "De Gaulle entrusted his testament to Georges Pompidou. Welcome." Thus did the 200 guests at a meshwi, an Arab-style barbecue, greet France's President on his arrival...
...night watchmen in Quincy spends a good part of his time trying to force outside a German Shepherd stray which has recently made Quincy his home. The dog, named Woof by a few students, is well trained and extremely friendly, and now he's afraid to leave the courtyard. Any move by the superintendent or his staff to get rid of Woof is not going to make him very popular with the rest of the House, which has started providing for his needs...
Naturally, the pet owners themselves aren't giving in yet, either. I have absolutely no intention of cooperating. We've taken damn good care of our dog, given him shots, and worked hard at training him. He doesn't bother other people. He means too much to us for us to give him up just because the CHUL affirms a regulation we consider unjust. Our feelings on the subject are hardly unique. One guy is talking about a law suit over his cat unless Harvard can prove that he's not doing justice to the animal...