Word: lapping
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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When the gun cracked signaling the last lap of the 1500, the race had become a three man battle between Sheehan, Sapienza, and Crimson Co-Captain John Perkins...
...snows," says another passenger. "That really brings out the beast. All the people who usually drive--the snowbirds--get on." "You should have been here in the '70s," says a white-haired man who has obviously squandered his prime trying to figure out a way to use a lap desk while standing...
...right," says the aide, "and no longer just Ronald Reagan's wife." The First Lady delivers speeches more often and more effectively, and recently engaged an outside writer to provide her with new, improved material. She has plunged into unfamiliar territory, sitting on Mr. T's lap at a White House Christmas celebration, opening her arms to a young addict at a California drug rehabilitation clinic and, in Peking last spring, responding gracefully when Chinese Leader Deng Xiaoping suggested to her that "next time" she "come alone." A few weeks ago she agreed to spend time with drug-addicted inmates...
...exit-poll results and wanted to cancel three important press interviews he had scheduled. At Camp David, the two former movie stars cozy up on a sofa in the dark, holding hands and sharing a bowl of popcorn as they watch good, wholesome films--lately, Local Hero and Phar Lap. Says one aide who has attended the Camp David cinema: "It's like looking at a pair of high school kids...
With less than form laps to go, Gompers made his move, took the lead and tried to stretch it out. But by the nine the gun cracked to signal the last lap. Sheehan was out in front, and with his powerful kick, no one had a player of catching...