Word: gasp
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...Christmas Eve 1968, three American astronauts -- Frank Borman, William Anders and James Lovell -- were making revolutions around the moon in the Apollo 8 spacecraft. Lovell, now a corporate executive in Chicago, describes the event in a charming mix of metaphors: "It was the final bright star in the last gasp of 1968." The messy earth looked different from a distance, "that bright loveliness in the eternal cold," as Archibald MacLeish wrote...
...Blue Devils fans are infamous for their mean and nasty treatment of visiting players. In fact, the Blue Meanies may be even worse hosts than, gasp, Cornell hockey fans...
...than allow a mass killing of Afghan Communists or the installation of an openly anti-Soviet government. But the latter may be unavoidable in the long run. Said a Western diplomat in Kabul last week: "Without Soviet troops, this government could not last six months. This is the dying gasp...
...most temperamental femme fatale? What movie star can most quickly bring a lump to your throat? Whose acting skills can make you gasp in admiration? Who is the fanciest dude on the screen today? Enough. The questions are too easy, and you already know that the answers are not Cybill Shepherd, William Hurt, Robert De Niro and Eddie Murphy...
...considering the talent of Team USA, Francis responded well, lifting his head above water for a small gasp of air. It's not like any other goalie in the college ranks has been able to swim happily against the Olympians. Team USA has averaged nine goals a game against college teams...