Word: flag
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...that with a little basic research, buyers like Searle and his Art Institute advisers can readily ascertain a work of art's true origins. In many cases, dealers known to have bought or sold art for the Nazis turn up in a work's chain of custody, a red flag signaling a potentially looted object. In the case of Searle's Degas, German dealer Hans Wendland, who operated all but openly as a fence disposing of the Nazi trove, apparently transferred the painting during the war. "It's just obvious that people buying art need to do their homework, just...
Harvard used runs by sophomore quarterback Rich Linden and Menick to drive 44 yards to the Yale 16-yard line. On third-and-seven, Harvard showed the clutch offensive performance it has all season, as Linden dropped into the shotgun and found senior Jared Chupaila at the right flag for a touchdown...
...knew they would be in a lot of man-to-man," said Yale Coach Jack Siedlecki. "So we tried to mix up post and flag plays...
...Solving Day seemed to do more to boost the morale of the agency than that of the taxpayers. But if the result is a friendlier, less hostile IRS, it might be worth it. Tom Quigley, an IRS public-affairs officer, showed up at the Manhattan office with an IRS flag he had specially made for the occasion. "Actually, I made two and one was absconded--maybe to burn," he said. And then, remembering the spirit of the day, he added quickly, "Though it might look nice in a college dorm." It's not quite the adrenaline rush the Revenue boys...
...their theory to the test, researchers took over the wine shelves in a local supermarket. They displayed four French and four German wines "matched for their price and dryness or sweetness," indicating the origin of each vintage with a French or German flag. For two weeks, from a tape deck on an upper shelf, they played their own homemade Muzak, alternating days of French accordion and German beer-hall music...