Word: fasted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...second set began with Harvard scoring the first two points, but Columbia tallied fast to take a 5-3 lead...
...longer would xerox machines run out of change and stand idle until a technician arrives to add nickels. And since we wouldn't have to keep dumping coins into the machines between copies, we could all xerox about twice as fast. That's a real savings...
...suggested in this intimate book about national and family tragedy, Admiral and Mrs. Zumwalt would have preferred a safer line of work for their son. Swifts, part of Dad's brown-water navy, were fast and well armed for their size, but in South Viet Nam's network of narrow waterways, these craft were extremely vulnerable to ambushes. Hidden in the dense vegetation that grew along the banks, the Viet Cong killed and wounded sailors with unnerving regularity. To serve a year on a river patrol boat meant a 70%-to-75% chance of becoming a casualty...
Using their fast-accumulating profits and borrowing against their growing assets, the Tisch brothers built up a chain of nine properties in 13 years. One prize: the opulent Americana hotel in Miami Beach. The hotel industry was booming, but not many operators were skillful managers. The Tisch brothers had a knack for keeping costs down and sales up. By 1960 their net worth was estimated at $65 million...
...sprung pretty fast, it could holdup the summit," said Kondracke...