Word: fill
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...British Prime Minister in this century to win three consecutive terms. Her governing Tories hurdled the final obstacle to an early poll last week with an unexpectedly strong showing in elections for local councils. Some 27% of Britain's registered voters, or about 12 million people, cast ballots to fill 12,280 seats throughout Britain -- except in London, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Political pros called the bellwether vote the "world's biggest public opinion poll." The returns seemed to remove any doubt that Thatcher was poised to hit the hustings...
...that he had no legal culpability. House Chairman Lee Hamilton is certain that Secord's testimony will go right to the heart of Iranscam. "Secord is a comprehensive witness," says Hamilton. "There aren't many of them in this drama. Most of the witnesses who will follow him will fill in the gaps...
Gaudio and Valli are always looking for new ways to fill their joint coffer. Valli, for example, is trying to launch an acting career. He made a guest appearance on Miami Vice last year and has a major role in an upcoming film comedy called Dirty Laundry. Whatever directions Gaudio and Valli take, they have no thought of breaking their deal. Says Gaudio: "That would be like telling your brother that he couldn't come to dinner anymore. We're family...
This made sense to Rush, and so did Sykes' idea of how to be an entrepreneur: "Leave skid marks at the edge of the cliff." Rush was about to leave some. The year before, 1980, he had failed to fill a 500-seat rock club in Boston for a Christmas show, at $7 a ticket. Now he booked the city's classiest concert house, the 2,600-seat Symphony Hall, for a year-end performance at $15. It was a $20,000 gamble, and it paid off in a sellout. A year later, when he repeated the concert, Bostonians talked...
...Harvard is handling allegations of discrimination against Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III should fill no one with pride. President Bok's denial last week of allegations that Epps' race was a factor in the University's search for a dean of the College two years ago has not satisfied those who want the affair investigated. And there can be little question that, in the absence of an inquiry, concern about the appointment is likely to grow more rapidly than knowledge of what actually happened once an account of the appointment is published this summer...