Word: misse
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Around New York circles it is generally accepted that if Media and Bombay Duck could give Foolish Pleasure a run for his money, then Miss Cynthia Phipps's Singh could have beaten them all. Singh was far and away the best in the New York circuit, but a pulled ligament put him out of action for the Wood and the Derby. As it stands, Singh could well be a dramatic spoiler in the third leg of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes. It all depends on how he comes back from the dangerous injury...
...facet of rent control's administration which both reports miss is the fact that it is biased against the small landlord. The large landlord who owns a number of properties has the money and know-how to get the most out of rent control; the live-in owner of one or two buildings may not. Furthermore, present rent rates in Cambridge are based on 1967 rates which tend to be higher in buildings owned by large landlords, both because they were more attuned to what the going rates were, and because owner-occupiers often rent at reduced rates to friends...
Various bicentennial committees will carefully replay the key events of April 19, 1775, and parade about until mid-day. Most people there will probably miss some of the action because of the crowds...
...sunrises. So the reading was full of emotion, but no little imprecision as well. None of this bothered Nick, who smiled away. He said this time it was the real thing. He said he'd given up all the girls who once crossed his path and he didn't miss them. He understood, he said, that Penny would pass through several stages of growth that he has already gone through. I asked him if he could face disappointment and he gave a brave answer: "If I try and fail I haven't lost anything," he says. "And Timmy, I think...
...long, rain drops drip No Penny. We return in sadness to Nashville. Taking one last shot. Nick has me call her house. In my best high pitched southern voice, I say, "Hello. Is Miss Penny there...