Word: per
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...know what it is like to be on the receiving end of his wit. In a "TRB" column three years ago, Kinsley divided the number of words in TIME by the number of word journalists on our masthead. "That works out to slightly over 100 words a week per journalist," he wrote, explaining that the staff generates and then digests vast amounts of reporting, most of which never sees print. He then added a barbed compliment: "It is a system of literary creation like nothing else on earth, except Newsweek." Welcome to our masthead, Mr. Kinsley...
Slowing down the tempo of the game limits the scoring. Princeton yields only 54.2 points per game, while netting only 63.9 points a game. Without the three-point shot, which the Tigers sink at an amazing 48 percent clip, scoring in Princeton games might be as low as Paul Simon's earlobes...
...refer to it as "real money." A few other measurements differ as well. Nostalgia buffs will be able to buy gasoline once more at Esso stations, but it is sold by the liter, not by the gallon. And then there are the speed limits, which are delineated in kilometers per hour. Calgarians, like most Canadians, are unusually law abiding by American standards. When it comes to speeders, the Mounties almost always get their man. Visitors should slow their pace and accept that Calgary is a small town in spirit. Says Mayor Klein: "People here still say 'Hi' to strangers...
However, a top official of the United States Bobsled Federation said yesterday that "it's not clear" whether LaVigne will be able to regain his position on the third sled. International Bobsled Federation rules limit participating nations to 12 athletes per team. With the IOC ruling, LaVigne became the 13th member of the U.S. team...
...Crimson's biggest game will come Saturday night (6 p.m. at Briggs Cage) against run-and-gun Princeton. Princeton leads the Ivy League in scoring with 81 points per game...