Word: grounds
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Weiner and the striking employees have been discussing the strike since Saturday, but Hemisphere clearly has no intention of giving ground because it still has not recognized the union. The new management has met with widespread resistance not only from the union, but also from advertisers and WBCN's listeners. Ironically enough, after firing the workers, Weiner said, "Unnecessary tension and animosity serve no purpose." In his disregard for of loyalty to the union, Weiner himself created the tension and animosity...
...prayer of making the varsity. I was content to play J.V. I guess Billy (Cleary) liked some of the things I did. I saw my name on the varsity roster the day he made the cuts. Jeez, I was high as a kite. I didn't touch the ground for a few days. It was the biggest surprise of my life. I ended up practicing with the varsity all year which was a great experience because everybody was better than...
...them. A net made of cables was dropped over the rock, but one of them broke. Then a helicopter replaced this cable and tried to envelop the rock in the net, so it could be slowly eased down. Fire hoses were brought to the scene to soften the ground under the rock...
...rapid freezing in droplets of water, followed by a quick thaw. Result: the durable bugs not only survived but actually flourished. Indeed the tests indicated that even a relatively small quantity of bacteria from, for example, an aircraft washbasin could be lethal. Says Rondle: "When they reach the ground they can get into milk, soup, or dirty water, and all it requires is two mouthfuls of the fluid they have entered for whoever drinks it to be infected with cholera eight hours later...
...department may resod some of the dead and damaged spots on the lawn, but will do no such patchwork until the ground is more workable, Keohan said...