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...were really psyched to beat Yale and it was frustrating to see our championship hopes go down the drain with that loss," Cornman said yesterday...

Author: By Michelle D. Healy, | Title: Laxwomen Lose in Second Round of New Englands | 5/7/1979 | See Source »

...Zappa's growing tendency to churn out songs that rely solely on shock value and unnerving repetition. In his best moments, Zappa is a musician of wit and surprise. A diverse composer and a melodically gifted guitarist, he is capable of highly original fusions of rock and jazz. Why drain all his energies on social satire when others will continue to produce it unwittingly? American Society provides more than enough material for satire--Zappa the critic will always persist. Let us hope that he can revive his musical ingenuity...

Author: By Peter Sanborn, | Title: Brain Police and Mental Floss | 4/30/1979 | See Source »

...just work out there when you hit eight greens in nine holes and still finish two over," Himelman noted following the match. "If you can't drain the putts, there's no way to score...

Author: By Tom Green, | Title: Tigers Capture Golf Title; Crimson Finish in Sixth | 4/30/1979 | See Source »

SAFER: The problem is not a few cents more for gasoline. The higher cost of oil will drain an additional $35 billion a year from the world's purchasing power, and only about half of this will be recycled back in increased OPEC imports. Economic policy is virtually helpless confronting the simultaneous inflation and recessionary impact of this phenomenon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: An Oil Crisis: True or False? | 4/23/1979 | See Source »

Cohen said he is often faced with "the classic dilemma for any representative" over his feelings about the drain of economic resources from the frost-belt to the sun-belt, and his national versus his regional interests...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sen. William Cohen Speaks On American Energy Policy | 4/17/1979 | See Source »

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