Word: doublesized
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
The biggest revenue item is an increase in the "minimum tax," which will raise more than $1 billion next year. That also is a significant piece of reform, since the provision will reduce the number of people who earn high incomes but pay only minuscule taxes. The minimum tax is...
Delderfield's answer is hardly original, but coming from a saga writer, it bears a special weight. Looking back at himself 40 years later, old Charlie concludes that young Charlie was more or less right. A man must kick against the System-play the rebel, if not the outlaw...
John Gunther once noted that in Hong Kong, the Chinese, after observing how the English groaned and sweated, how gruff and red they grew on the court, mildly inquired why they did not hire coolies to play their tennis for them. Much the same sort of observation might be made...
Whatever the motives, whatever the pangs, circumstances alone seem likely to keep mixed doubles growing. Crowded and expensive courts force people to play doubles, and some clubs have dictated doubles only for weekends, which frequently translates into mixed-doubles. One of the largest groups in the new wave of tennis...
Prize money for mixed doubles at the U.S. Open increased over 300% in the past year, and such matches are covered more heavily than ever by television. The network of smaller mixed-doubles tournaments for amateurs, sponsored by companies, is increasing. In 1970, Kodel's first year, 600 players competed...