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...good, open, scrappy game," Hanna said. "The Harvard pack was lighter and nippier than us, but our pack won most of the scrums. Harvard did better in the rucks because their forwards were fitter, faster, and quicker on the ball...
...Sisyphus condemned forever to roll a heavy stone up a steep mountain, the American taxpayer has long seemed fated to support indefinitely the ever-costlier needs of government. Now, surprisingly, the burden may be getting a little lighter-at least on the state and local level. For the first time since the late 1940s, state and local governments are beginning to show a collective surplus. Altogether, in this fiscal year, these government units are expected to take in about $ 138 billion-$7 billion to $ 12 billion more than they spend...
...appear in many volcanic rocks on earth. This, in turn, indicates that Venus, like the earth, Mars and the moon, is "differentiated"; that is, the planet was once hot enough for its material to soften and flow. During this period, the heavier elements settled toward the core while the lighter ones, taking radioactive elements with them, rose to the surface to form a crust...
...I.A.A.F. official and turned away angrily from Nordwig's extended hand. Seagren returned to shake hands, but his anger was scarcely concealed. "The only difference between the pole I'm using and the one I used two years ago is that this one is 500 grams lighter and painted a different color. Every major vaulter in the world, including Nordwig, had access to the new poles before...
However contrived and unspontaneous most of the time, the convention showed signs of genuine affection for the President, who had good reason to grin and enjoy one of his happier hours in a career of many political vicissitudes. Nixon shared some of the lighter moments with an ebullient Sammy Davis Jr. Davis playfully hugged Nixon at a youth rally, they snapped each other's photos, and Nixon noted that the support of a star like Sammy could not be bought with a dinner at the White House. Also acting it up for the President were John Wayne, James Stewart...