Word: minoring
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...tarp won. Infield red clay turned to instant ooze. Game called. Ten grand or so in gate receipts and hot-dog sales down the drain. "That's life in the minor leagues," said one of the vanquished, assistant general manager Richard Lenfest, as rain ran down his legs and into his sneakers...
...Concerto No. 1, with Ronald Brautigam at the piano and Peter Masseurs supplying the trumpet solo work. The piece resembles Shostakovich's other concertos for violin and cello in that conventional devices of the Germanic school are used for delirious swells and placid falls, with the addition of unexpected minor chord modulations that open up new possibilities for the instrument. Those who see Shostakovich as a throwback to the Romantics should not underestimate the importance of his original variations on timetested themes...
...approve legislation that would put GATT into effect. The trade treaty once looked like an easy sell, but with Congress already in the midst of a number of heated battles, some members aren't prepared to get drawn into another fracas. Republicans don't like the need for minor new taxes; unions oppose GATT for the same reasons they opposed NAFTA. Look for a dogfight in late September...
...cardinal principle of civil disobedience in a democracy is that you accept society's punishment -- as acknowledgment that you are breaking society's rules for what you see as a higher cause. Operation Rescue activists have submitted to arrest for minor charges like trespassing. But they also like to flood the home phone lines of judges who have ruled against them. Their purpose is not to "petition for redress of grievances," as protected by the $ First Amendment; their purpose is to make those judges miserable. And even the larger right-to-life movement opposes efforts to protect abortion clinics with...
...ANGELES--O.J. Simpson was taken to a hospital before dawn in an unmarked sedan yesterday for minor surgery to biopsy swollen lymph nodes, then was returned to jail...