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Move over, William Safire. Leslie Savan has arrived, and she has a whole book instead of measley New York Times columns...

Author: By Jillian J. Goodman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Like, Oh My God, What Are We Saying? | 11/6/2006 | See Source »

Setting on my conversation piece, a "Bering" brand cigar, so short and stumpy that in my mouth it appeared self-referential, I asked Tim how much the stogie would cost. When he told me "only 75 cents," I was shocked. A Bering for three measley quarters? How could it be? If Leavitt and Peirce were this cheap I would develop lip cancer before graduation. But as he handed me my change, Tim lowered his voice and leaned across the counter. "Between me and you, chief, those aren't Berings." As the night wore on and canker-sores began to sprout...

Author: By Michael E. Farbriarz, | Title: Close, but Crummy Cigar | 10/28/1993 | See Source »

That was the theme of Ivy football last weekend, when the three Ancient Eight winners other than Harvard each scored a measley 10 points...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Zucker, | Title: Columbia Warns Coach About Comments | 9/24/1985 | See Source »

Once at Centre College of Kentucky, where for five years she was dean of women, measles prevented her delivering a speech in chapel. She wrote it out, had it read in her absence, signed it "Your Measley Dean...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army & Navy - NAVY: The First WAVES | 8/24/1942 | See Source »

...Cornell Walt Sickles, the lad who set the Crimson down with five measley hits in the first tilt between the two teams, will be a tough nut to crack. And the Ithacans have started to hit behind him. Shortstop George Polzer leads the attack with a mark above 400, while Charley Bowen and Bill Mogk are close on his heels...

Author: By Donald Peddle, | Title: Stahlmen to Face Cornell at Ithaca Today | 5/24/1939 | See Source »

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