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True enough, so far. The N.Y.Y.C. selectors are supposed to choose the most able defender, regardless of record. So it is conceivable that Turner could catch the committee's eye with a last-minute flourish. Three years ago he entered the final round with only a slight edge in victories, then reeled off ten wins in eleven races. "The big-money boys in the club are all behind Dennis," says Turner, "but the selection committee is absolutely neutral." Just thinking about the final round puts Terrible Ted in a combative mood. Says he: "It would take an absolute miracle...
Arizona Congressman Morris Udall disavowed any interest with a flourish of finality that may well set a new standard for statements of noncandidacy. Declared he: "If nominated, I will run [pause] to the Mexican border. If elected [pause], I will fight extradition...
...series, characters refine themselves ever so slightly as time goes by, like an outdoor sculpture retouched by nature; the Ewings redefine themselves almost every week. Missing one episode means not only losing track of the plot, but finding that someone has acquired new alliances and enemies. It's flourish or perish with each week's trauma...
...ways to help American industry. He has a point. And in their search, policymakers should remember that the most important way to strengthen the nation's industry is to pursue fiscal and monetary policies that will create the stable, predictable and noninflationary climate in which busi nesses can flourish...
Illegal pyramid clubs flourish...