Word: lift
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Following the tradition of down-to-the-wire thrillers, Harvard and Columbia battled their way to an 84-84 tie at the end of regulation time, and in the final seconds of the second overtime period, Harvard's Marshall Sanders sank a 15-foot jumper to lift the Crimson to a 102-100 victory...
...with her long, expressive hands, she seems to be physically drawing something out of the students, getting them to make the most of it. "Vibrate," she exhorts. "Vibrate like a violin." To a tentative singer she says: "Don't be overcautious. And please don't look down. Lift up your head. You can do it." After the singer tries again, Callas may say: "You are still too cautious on the high note. Whatever you have, out! Eh?" If her severity wounds a student, sometimes it is for the best. "There! You're looking...
DOGS HAVE ESP? Or ROD STEIGER TALKS ABOUT HIS FACE LIFT...
...open up the economy, Delfim relaxed consumer credit restrictions and postponed income tax collections. Wage increases were tied to productivity gains, about 3% to 4% yearly. Delfim also eased price controls; that gave a lift to production, but certainly did not help slow inflation. Last year prices accelerated by 20%, which would be horrendous almost anywhere except in Latin America, where many countries have often suffered even steeper price increases...
Last week, after years of discussion, the Federal Communications Commission gave CATV a slight lift. It will still be virtually excluded from the top 50 markets-with about 40% of the viewing audience-but it will be allowed to make major inroads into the next 50, which include smaller cities like Little Rock, Ark., and Columbia, S.C. It was not a happy compromise for cable operators or for viewers starved for quality programming. But it was probably the best that they could expect in a year when politicians want to be in broadcasters' good graces in order...