Word: knocks
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...long lines at the gasoline stations are gone, and American homes will probably be warm and snug this winter. But high oil prices remain, and they threaten to knock the world off its axis. They greatly fuel the rocketing rate of inflation in most nations. They stunt economic growth almost everywhere. They compound balance of payment woes-Italy totters on the brink of bankruptcy-and thus threaten international trade, the lifeblood of an interdependent world...
Mother, It pains me, mother, That you burst in tears When friends knock, Asking about...
...crocodilian element to his plaint, "I am probably better known in Singapore than in the United States." It is that very anonymity that allows him to pursue his chosen field. Recently, in his own Manhattan Ping Pong parlor, Reisman greeted a player who had journeyed uptown to knock off the old pro in Billy the Kid style. Reisman, attired in boots, electric blue suit and matching cap, hesitated. His arm ached, he said, his vision was blurred. Nevertheless, he agreed to spot his opponent 15 points per game. After an ostensibly titanic struggle, a series of "lucky" shots and some...
...than he feels. With grouchy reluctance he agrees with his aide that the ransom should be paid with money borrowed from the Federal Reserve Bank. With the city running painfully short of time, the aide adds that it is inopportune for the mayor "to spend an hour trying to knock down the interest rate." The mayor is also urged to go to the scene of the crime and appeal for the safety of the hostages. "Why?" asks the wincing mayor, who points out that the crowd will probably boo him and the hijackers may shoot him. "They have no reason...
...varsity squad failed to make the semifinals in a two-day meet at the Coast Guard Academy. In the final preliminary round, Brown defeated Harvard to knock the Crimson out of a third-place tie with Tufts and MIT, both final round victors...