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Word: owner (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Despite their odd quirks and diverse backgrounds, a bond develops between the teammates, and somehow they find themselves winning--a situation that the swanky owner will not tolerate...

Author: By Seth A. Gitell, | Title: Taking a Swing at the Movies | 4/29/1989 | See Source »

...movie Major League takes this idea--baseball as a sport of social control--to an extreme, depicting a manipulative, capitalist club owner's battle to subjugate the players that she considers mere commodities...

Author: By Seth A. Gitell, | Title: Taking a Swing at the Movies | 4/29/1989 | See Source »

...concept is simple enough: the beautiful, wealthy owner of the lowly Cleveland Indians (Margaret Whitton) decides to move the club to the more profitable environment of Miami. In order to prevent resistance to the move, she orders her minions to gather a team so bad that it is guaranteed to land in last place...

Author: By Seth A. Gitell, | Title: Taking a Swing at the Movies | 4/29/1989 | See Source »

...store they're boycotting could be an independent owner or operator that might even be sympathetic to their cause," McNulty said. "Innocent people could be affected...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NOW Urges Consumer Boycott | 4/28/1989 | See Source »

...Flatley Co.'s owner, Thomas J. Flatley, was away from his office and could not be reached for comment yesterday afternoon. His son, Dan Flatley, told The Patriot Ledger of Quincy that the donation had been private...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NOW Urges Consumer Boycott | 4/28/1989 | See Source »

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