Word: guts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...wake of a state deficit estimated at $2.3 billion over the next two years, a higher education system that is already sucking in its gut is likely to have its belt tightened yet another notch...
...decision you've got to make, whether or not to come to Harvard-Radcliffe. Four years is a large chunk of your life. The only way to really find out whether you would like it here or not--at a deep-down, gut-level feeling--is to attend the May 5th Ziggy Marley and the Melodymakers concert. That will give you a solid understanding of what life at Harvard is all about. Then--and only then--you can make an intelligent and truly informed decision...
...Gut: Any course in which all assigned reading is superfluous because everything is contained in the lectures. See also: Heroes for Zeros, Blocks for Jocks, Quarks for Dorks, Spots and Dots...
Though the comics were an instant hit, Turtlemania did not reach the big time until New York licensing agent Mark Freedman offered to market the heroes. "It just hit me in the gut. The name was great. It was going to be the funniest thing I'd ever done or the worst thing." Freedman cut the deal with Playmates Toys, who, in turn, sponsored the first TV episodes. The Turtles have been modified somewhat in the process of being turned into media stars. Their passion for pizza, for instance, and their "Hey, Dude" lingo were added...
Arends knew the grave responsibility of the job, had heard rumors about the gut-wrenching life of a manager, and did not take the offer lightly...