Word: nods
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Washington Senators, the President picked two separate teams, pre-and post-World War II, for each league. He explained his choices in some 2,800 words that re flected both a sure grasp of sport cliches and his own brand of rhetoric. He repeatedly used the term "get the nod" and said of a choice: "I have always had enormous respect for him, not only as a fine player but as a leader...
Sophomore righthander Norm Walsh has been pitching well in relief all year, and coach Loyal Park has given him the starting nod against the Cadets. Park is saving his two aces. Roz Brayton (6-0) and Sandy Weissant (5-0), for Saturday in hopes of sweeping the Big Red out for first place in the EIBL...
Later, at dinner, my nod was interrupted by a faithful listener. "Really good orgy last night. But, you're not going to do another one, are you?" he asked while observing my disheveled appearance and bag-ridden eyes...
...century who had known Joplin and performed to his music. With Jones at,.the piano and Ostlere on the boards, the old trouper instructed both in the rhythm and techniques of ragtime. Says Jones: "She conducted me, forced me to play it as she remembered Joplin. With a nod and her voice, she taught me what Joplin himself sounded like." She also taught Ostlere dances like the Dude Walk and Back Step Prance...
...liberal coalition and party regulars who lean to Henry Jackson. Arkansas delegate votes will be in the hands of Wilbur Mills until he decides to release them. Tennessee will probably split between Jackson and George Wallace. Texas Democrats could support Muskie, but much depends on whether he gets the nod from Lyndon Johnson over Humphrey. Muskie looks good only in Virginia, North Carolina and-because he has a first-rate organization-South Carolina. Florida, the first test, remains a question mark...