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THERE IS AN Arthur Sullivan virtually unknown to the crowds of theatergoers who are familiar only with the composer's collaborations with William Gilbert. The fourteen "G&S" operettas were, in fact, only a small part of Arthur Sullivan's output. Despite the fact he made enormous amounts of money from them, he always regarded the operattas as mere trifles, not fit for comparison with his serious compositions...
...most productive B.U. offense weapon has been its defense. Fourteen of the 22 points the Terriers have accumulated this season came on pass interceptions run back for scores, one by cornerback Rick Porter, the other by safety Greg Pemberton...
...Humphrey and Robert Ruhling, of the University's department of physical education, asked 26 men between the ages of 18 and 25 to run on an inclined treadmill at a constant speed of 7.5 m.p.h. until their heart rates reached 180 beats per minute or they became fatigued. Fourteen of the stationary runners said that they experienced second wind, while twelve did not. But in neither group could the doctors measure any significant physical changes that would enable the runners to perform better or longer. Their findings thus confirm what many athletes have long suspected: in sports, the head...
...article also says that some Signal directors were "reluctant" to team up with United Aircraft. Fourteen of the 15 directors of the corporation were present at the meeting at which the merger proposal was approved in principle. The vote approving the proposal was unanimous...
...plot is simple enough. I am invited to the Midland City Festival of the Arts through the efforts of Eliot Rosewater, an eccentric millionaire with the handwriting of a fourteen-year-old, and incidentally, my only fan. After a rather roundabout trip I arrive, only to drive a Pontiac dealer, Dwayne Hoover, insane with the ideas from one of my books. You can imagine my horror; I had never even driven a Pontiac before, and besides, my books had always influenced people to do only one thing: cut out the dirty pictures my publishers put in them and then burn...