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...like a fight between a pair of alley cats over the beautifully manicured female (the ECAC trophy) that looked longingly at them from a window. The teams clawed at each other from the start, though at times tentatively, recognizing that neither of them had the ability to knock out the opponent...
...nationally televised news conference last week, the President contended that the rollback would deepen gasoline shortages, presumably by discouraging oil companies from stepping up exploration and production. Supporters of the provision say that it would knock gas prices down as much as 4? per gal. and still give oilmen more than enough incentive to boost output-since the rolled-back price would still be higher than any prevailing before late last year...
...class member, who asked to remain anonymous, said that while most students want to knock down the grade plan, "no one would have enough energy" to implement the numbering plan again...
...found Padre Ray back in his chambers, poring over a Spanish Bible in preparation for the sermon he would give at mass the next day. After a few minutes there was a knock at the door, and a campesino walked in, hat in hand and shoulders bent over in what looked almost like a caricature of humility. "Padre, por favor, pudiera venir al cementerio, para rezar por nuestro companero?" So the priest, his face impassive, put on his black vestment, and we were off to the cemetery to say some prayers over the body of a campesino awaiting burial...
...through the ice and other such arduos labor these days is strictly for the Byrds. Gasoline-or electric-powered augers costing around $140 can drill through four feet of ice in seconds. Many fishermen keep their holes from freezing over with liberal injections of antifreeze. While most fishermen still knock together their own "bob-houses," more elegant prefabricated models can be bought for as little as $300 at sporting-goods stores, mounted on runners and towed onto the ice by snowmobile, car or truck (which can supply electricity for lights and appliances). The snowmobiles are also used for getting round...