Word: fairings
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...controversy after several B.U. faculty members questioned whether the university presence in Pakistan would promote pro-rebel propaganda instead of fair journalism and consequently damage the university's image in the academic world...
...governor's budgets are generally fair, said Karol, but the state has limited resources and the governor must realize that. "Unlike the federal budget, our budgets have to be balanced," he said...
...class and Blacks and other minority groups. Underlying your editorial are denigrating assumptions about police Department in particular. Why is it acceptable to make such assumptions about the men and women in my department? It is nice to have your generalized praise of our professionalism, but please be fair and do not assume that mere allegations of misconduct are the same as actual misconduct...
...real estate boomlet as a harmless way to handle America's lopsided balance of payments with Japan by in effect trading high-rises and land for VCRs and cars. After all, the literal translation of fudosan, the Japanese word for real estate, is "nonmoving assets." That seems like a fair description of Manhattan skyscrapers...
...undetected holding as an art form. Similarly, a baseball outfielder is expected to hold trapped balls aloft just as if they were caught. In baseball, overt cheating -- scuffing balls, corking bats -- brings only winks, while the real appreciation is reserved for breaches in the spirit of sportsmanship and fair play. Billy Martin waited for George Brett to hit a homer before objecting to the pine tar on his bat. The old Brooklyn pitcher Clyde King used to twist his cap slightly askew in hopes that the base runner on first would think he was glancing over. King got the idea...