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...England bettors, unfamiliar with the feats of this Mid-Western horseman, have consistently let the Van Berg horses go to post at high odds--too hig. Anytime a Van Berg horse goes to post at odds of more that 4-1 it can be considered an overlay, because Jack wins 20 per cent of his starts...
...given poll, he can call on a nationwide network of 27 field supervisors and some 3,000 part-time "stringers," who do the actual interviewing. His analysts in Manhattan study the answers amassed in the field, and from the tabulations Lou Harris then writes what he calls an "overlay," a summary and conclusions...
...worst, Righter's kind of advice is banality; at its best, it is a little common sense, with an overlay of zodiacal lingo. This is not to say that it is cynical; Righter and most practicing astrologers believe with complete seriousness in what they are doing, and their experience in dealing with human problems gives what they say some validity. In fact, two Northwestern University psychology professors, Lee Sechrest and James H. Bryan, reported in a recent issue of the social-science monthly, Transaction, that they found the mail-order marriage counseling of 18 sample astrologers generally valid and useful...
Nixon is moving slowly and cautiously. He is fully aware that his first steps are being closely watched and that his first task is to create what an aide calls "an overlay of credibility and sureness of purpose." The period between Election Day and Inauguration can be an awkward one; yet so far, Nixon seems to be using it with skill...
...depth. The set gets off to a rolling, sinew-stretching start on Live Right Now, a down-home boogaloo. Harris plays with heavy-throated gentleness on the bluesy Ballad (For My Love), and with a dulcet, flowing tone on Winter Meeting. There's just a bit of metallic overlay when he turns on the juice with It's Crazy, but then that's the current sound...