Word: objection
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Hartford Coach Doug Orr, not much pleased by Gates' toting of a foreign object around Ohiri, yelled to the refs to remove the bottle...
...rules will not be used in the NCAA tournament, and some coaches object to the six-foul rule because they would have to prepare their teams differently for the post-season than for regular-season play...
...Unless peace prevails, there will be a different kind of war to contend with, a war that knows no territorial or national boundaries--it is a war waged against the nation-state," said Al Hassan. "The object is radical, the means are drastic, and the outcome will be catastrophic...The only triumphant residue will be politicoreligious fundamentalism--Islamic, Christian and Jewish...
...sacred, holy or religious symbol, is the worship of it idolatry? Would a flag-worshiping congregation be exempt from taxes like other churches? Should flag burning be considered desecration even if the burner does not believe it to be sacred, holy or religious? Does sacredness exist in a physical object or in the mind of the object's worshiper? There seems no end to such questions...
...teams consist of only two usually bare-foot acrobats who charge through the sand to get to the ball, giving the game the flavor of balletic misdemeanor. The ball used on the beach is somewhat heavier than the indoor one, mainly to counteract the effects of sea breezes. The object of both games is to make the ball hit the floor -- or sand -- on the opponent's side. Both sports are played in a 30-ft. by 60-ft. playing area and use a net that is 36 ft. wide and 8 ft. high. Outdoors and in, the first team...