Word: jettison
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...game's pivotal point, when momentum exchanged its Crimson shorts for a brown jersey and color-coordinated socks, came at the 3:16 mark of the third period. Harvard had scored two goals within a minute, and looked ready to jettison the game out of reach...
...analysts believe that several other companies, including General American the of Texas and Marathon Oil of Ohio, are likely to follow the Mesa or Houston examples. As the exploration boom heats up, many firms may be anx ious to jettison old wells and concentrate on wild-cat drilling. One uncertainty about the trusts: the Internal Revenue Service has yet to rule on the tax benefits that will shower on shareholders. Until then, Texas tycoons will continue drilling through this large loophole...
...annealing grace of the evening is the score, particularly Lerner's witty lyrics. If Ever I Would Leave You, I Loved You Once in Silence and Camelot jettison the ballast of plot to soar into the lambent spheres of melody...
...vice presidency: Go Quietly . . . or else (Morrow; 288 pages; $10.95). Agnew says he would never have given up the post if his boss had supported him. But when word leaked that Agnew was under investigation for accepting kickbacks even while in the White House, the President dexterously arranged to jettison him. His Chief of Staff, General Alexander Haig, finally warned that if Agnew did not step down, things could "get nasty and dirty...