Word: loads
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Kelley explained that Marines can load their rifles in "two seconds" and "in my professional judgment, it would have been impossible to stop the truck with small-arms fire." Retorted Kentucky's Representative Larry Hopkins: "Maybe the M-16 would not have stopped the truck. We'll never know. But one thing we do know is that an empty M-16 couldn't have stopped the truck." In fact, during last week's almost identical attack on an Israeli military headquarters in southern Lebanon, an Israeli guard did shoot the driver, causing the truck to explode...
...THIS leads back to King, who receives significant amounts of financial aid, manages to squeeze in a job babysitting for her Expos teacher, and even comps for The Crimson while balancing a full course load. The admissions office could ask for no more. Even King's roommates epitomize the diversity that the college prides itself on--one is a jock, one a panicky pre-med, and one an aspiring actress, Perfect...
...gray area between discounters and full-service stores that sell goods at a more or less full markup. Discount stores pay wholesale prices to suppliers but cut costs on their overhead so they can sell below retail. Off-price stores, on the other hand, often buy below wholesale. They load up on manufacturers' overruns and end-of-season goods, and often get special deals for buying in large quantities. Unlike discounters, many specialize in designer labels that have proven consumer appeal...
During the summer, Turnbull says, a load of 30 to 50 games a day nets him approximately $35 dollars...
...surprise letdown instead of a definitive period. In between, by way of atonement, Cutler has admirably showcased a parade of comedy bits, from the infamous live lamb to Keith Rogal's slimy portrayal of Corporate Evil as the interloping lawyer. Still, no amount of carbonation can lighten this load; Curse would weigh down the blithest spirit with distaste for these starving and unstarving misfits, compassion for their situation, and deep-rooted discomfort at their closeness to a twisted but familiar reality. And that, after all, is the point...