Word: grinding
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...formation plays failed to gain a yard. Villanueva's effort pushed the ball inside the Yale 35, but even without Diana (who had retired to the sidelines earlier to the tune of a semi-standing ovation from the Yale side and silence from the other), the Elis continued to grind down the clock with the rush. Face with a fourth and four, Diana returned but couldn't gain the yardage, and Harvard took over just inside midfield with six minutes left...
...form of music that has virtually disappeared today. His appeal was not really that of a musician, though he had (has?) a pleasing, friendly voice and a knack for a catchy tune. Nor was he a full-fledged comedian, for music dominated his act. He didn't exactly grind a political axe, either, but always cast a bemused, skeptical eye on current events for most of his material. Lehrer calls his technique "gentle making fun of things from a point of view of caring about them." His albums today reveal an abundance of that gentle spirit. It is easy...
Ahead 29-24 with just over eight minutes left, Marino and company turned the ball over three times inside their own 40-yard line. The first two times Marino threw interceptions, so Pitt coach Jackie Sherrill decided to grind it out on the ground. The result was a fumble by Bryan Thomas...
...water and its tow chains drag along the bottom, kicking up swirling brown puffs of gravel and mud. Minutes later, when Cavalier's tow chains drag, the entire boat shudders and bucks like a horse suddenly reined tight. The crew grimaces, for the rough sand and gravel can grind even 2¼ -in. steel tow wires into whiskers...
...good prognosis for full recovery that followed last week's operation, nagging doubts remained about the future of John Paul's papacy. He has made no secret of the fact that he would rather serve as pastor to a far-flung flock than face the daily grind of church business. Vatican officials wonder what he will do if he is no longer able to carry on those winning, globetrotting ways that have helped him dramatize to the world a conservative and sometimes unpopular vision of the church. Because of his long convalescence, the Pope has already...