Word: jolts
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...heads of the audience. In The Tingler, Castle himself appeared at the beginning to warn audiences they would receive what turned out to be-quite literally-a shock. Selected seats were wired, and when the monster was unleashed in the film certain members of the audience got a mild jolt...
...humidity about 90%), Foreman's punches soon lost power. Arm weary, he began to swing wildly, frequently missing entirely, spinning around on his own momentum like a worn-out drunk. Ali took advantage of Foreman's slack defense by springing off the ropes time after time to jolt the bone-tired champ with lightning combinations to the head...
...severe jolt to the Crimson title hopes was the hand injury sustained by tight end Pete Curtin which will sideline him for a few more weeks. In the meantime, the play of 18 year-old Bob McDermott has helped to ease the situation...
...those who come from towns that can boast only two Italian and one Chinese restaurant, Hemispheres is a whole new experience. Friends back home will think you've gone crazy when you rave about the asparagus sandwich called the Hemispheres Special, and you'll really jolt them when you go on babbling about such weird dishes as baba ganoosh, falafel, and baklava. Let them eat spaghetti...
Ford's career was progressing just the way he had planned?one careful step at a time?until it was given an upward jolt by some of his impatient colleagues. After the 1964 Democratic landslide thinned Republican ranks in the House, a group of Young Turks decided that a change of leadership was necessary to meet the challenge of Lyndon Johnson's Great Society. They urged Ford to run for House minority leader against Incumbent Charles A. Halleck of Indiana. After a vigorous campaign, Ford eked out a narrow, six-vote victory in the Republican caucus...