Word: guts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Rolling Rock beer has gained an underground following. This sports drink's alcohol content, according to one Olympic-hopeful, "gives a numbing buzz. It dulls the pain. Rolling Rock saved me 5.2 seconds on my last 6K." A crisp, cold beer tastes great and the carbonation sitting in the gut acts like a secret reserve of air. When you're going anaerobic, let rip a belch, and you'll catch your breath lickedy split! Admittedly, the dehydrating effect of beer may hinder performance, according to laboratory tests. Experts recommend washing down an "RR"--the sports codename given to the beverage...
...enough weddings to go to. But as much as my gut told me to skip this one, I just couldn't find a tactful way to turn down the invitation to my mother's wedding last month. Especially after I had gone to my father's wedding three years ago. After a divorce, parents get competitive for your attention that...
...Holy Cross recovered and returned the ball to Harvard's 11 and scored to force overtime. Menick put his mistake behind him, to say the least. Although he said after the game that he "felt like punching himself in the face" after the fumble, Menick ran up the gut for the game-winning touchdown on Harvard's first possession of overtime...
...month to keep the government running. So far, only two have been sent to Clinton to sign; he has threatened to veto others if they gouge spending too deeply. But, if a $3 trillion surplus is expected over the next 10 years, why would lawmakers be forced to gut programs like air-traffic control and food inspection and counterterrorism? Because two years ago, they promised they would. The problem is the famous 1997 Balanced Budget Act, which balanced the budget only because Congress and the President agreed to cut the total amount of discretionary spending in future years, without having...
...races and then quickly ran out of money, has been persuaded that the Reform Party, with its access to state ballots and millions of dollars in federal matching funds, can finally be the platform for his nationalist and anti-free-trade arguments and his anti-Washington populism. "My gut tells me he's going to make the shift," says Pat Choate, Perot's '96 running mate, who behind the scenes has been urging Buchanan to quit the G.O.P. "He's frozen out of the Republican Party. We'll give him an incredible forum...