Word: packed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...with this phenomenon. Certainly everyone who was in court that day (Nathan Berkovitz, incidentally, was not) to support Emeka left with the feeling that racism had thoroughly infiltrated the judicial system. Emeka was acquitted, yes; but how many Blacks, who do not go to Harvard, who cannot pack the courtroom, who cannot obtain prestigious character witnesses, who cannot afford a good lawyer, land in jail because of the biases of our system of rule...
Dixon hung in the backfield until the final half lap, when he broke out in that familiar stride and flew by the pack to an easy win and an exultant team cheering section. Teammate Thad McNulty followed Dixon in at second, smiling...
Watson pulled out of the pack with sheer hard work. "There are levels of the game, and you have to work to reach them," he says. "First there was the qualifying school. Then I joined the rabbits, working just for the chance to play. Next you work to make the cut [the top 70 players in each event who are allowed to compete in the final two rounds], then you work to finish in the money. Slowly you build confidence, and you learn how to win. Now I'm working at staying a winner, even when...
Despite Carter's promises, Orren said Kennedy staffers would love the chance to confront Carter head-on away from the White House. "It's very hard to wage a campaign as a monologue.... You've got to deal with a whole pack of reporters, and you're out there all alone, so they're all out after you," Orren said...
...Driving was tricky; a pack of investors had caught a stockbroker at an intersection, and the pavement was slick...