Word: knell
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Bell's knell for bilingual rules...
...council is reluctant to agree to hire more interpreters until the budget-cutting Proposition 2 1/2 is voted on in November. If the proposition passes "that will spell the death knell for human services in general," Docouto said...
...croupiers now awaiting trial will have a deterrent effect on future croupier capers. If not, the centuries-old call of the croupier, "Rien ne va plus!" (No more bets!), that rings out as the spinning wheel comes toward its heart-stopping halt, may prove to be the death knell of the French casino industry...
When Dr. Gail Fullerton, president of San Jose State, said the "death knell" of the AIAW had been sounded because of the NCAA's decision, she expressed the potentially detrimental hysteria the vote could promote. By entering the women's athletics field, the NCAA finally has shown it must recognize women's sports as an established institution. If the AIAW works against the NCAA it will face the task of fighting a Goliath with barely the weaponry of David...