Word: knocks
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...meetings with close aides, Kennedy used profanity, which his library archivists did not delete. He occasionally exclaimed, "Christ!" or "God!" Like most Presidents, J.F.K. was keenly concerned about press play. He suggested to aides that maybe they ought to "knock down" an unfavorable story by the New York Times's James Reston, adding, "That's just kicking that Reston right in the balls...
...rest of Psycho II, it has a certain sly wit about it. Indeed, there is a rather good-na tured air about this not overly scary pic ture, which pays homage to Hitchcock's most famous (but not best) work without trying either to rip it off or knock...
Even before the batmen got to play Maine, they had to knock off second seed Temple. A Charlie Marches seven-hitter and a timely RBI single by second-team. All American Vinnie Martelli helped push Harvard over...
...friendlier aspects of American life. But even by the contentious standards of boss-worker struggles in our society this year's negotiations between the University and during hall workers represented by Local 26 of the International Hotel. Restaurant. Institutional Employees and Bartenders Union ranks as a genuine knock-down drag-out. Indeed there really haven't been any negotiations at all between Local 26 president Domenic M. Bozzotto and Harvard chief labour negotiator Edward W. Powers. As the workers contract approaches its June 19 expiration date, the two men have spent most of their time in a posturing...
...letter went to nine House Democrats who wanted both super powers gradually to reduce reliance on multiple independently targetable (MIRVed) missiles. These missiles are considered destabilizing because they are tempting first-strike targets. The reason: it takes only one incoming warhead to knock out a Hydraheaded missile on the ground. If each side deployed only single-warhead missiles, there would be more targets, and each incoming warhead could hit only one enemy warhead at a time...