Word: hit-and-run
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...midst of the Perquin assault, the guerrillas launched dozens of pinprick attacks throughout the surrounding Morazán department. The deliberate hit-and-run tactics made it difficult for the army to bring up reinforcements, thus prolonging the insurgents' hold on Perquin. More seriously, they have been carrying out a carefully planned campaign of sabotage against bridges and the power system. Up to 75% of the country has been without electricity at one time or another; the eastern third of El Salvador has been almost completely darkened since mid-July. Last week, as Defense Minister José Guillermo Garcia...
...communications links. Bands of insurgents occupy villages and occasionally even a sizable town for a few days at a time. When superior government forces arrive, the guerrillas fade away. When the army units move on, the guerrillas are apt to return shortly thereafter. In Chalatenango department, such hit-and-run tactics have forced army troops to stay close to their barracks. In Morazan department, the insurgents control most of the countryside. Last week TIME Correspondent James Willwerth traveled to Morazan, 100 miles from San Salvador, to assess the latest fighting. His report...
...league was wise to the wiles of Billyball, as Martin's harumscarum tactics became known. Surely no catcher would fall for the double steal in 1981 after being burned so often last year, and of course pitchers were now alert for the attempted steal of home, the hit-and-run, the ubiquitous bunt and other hallmarks...
...basic strategy will be survival--anytime you play five games in two days that's about all you can expect," he added. Morris said that he also expects high-scoring games full of hit-and-run plays...
...place offering everyone a bit of her dessert" and "accidently knocked a glass of wine over one diner and started giggling instead of apologizing." Burnett demanded and got a retraction, in which the Enquirer admitted that the "events did not occur." Unsatisfied, she compared the Enquirer to "a hit-and-run driver who, when you're in the hospital, sends you a bouquet of crabgrass...