Word: pickings
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...earlier decisions constituted "misdemeanors." The judges were thereupon ousted and replaced by Peronista lackeys. The new President threw out the Peronistas and replaced them with law professors and provincial judges known for their brains and probity. And he started the General Confederation of Labor on the way to pick new leaders for itself...
Touring Britain to pick up tips on how the U.S.S.R. can begin making corsets and girdles, rarities in the Soviet Union, Russia's Fashion Czarina Mrs. V. G. Kaminskaya confided to newsmen: "We're bringing up the rear, and we know...
...entered the game for John Simourian at wingback, fumbled, and Cornell scored on the next play. The Crimson had lined up in a formation to the left, and the snap from center was slightly low, bouncing off Eikenberry's hands. Instead of pouncing on the ball, he tried to pick it up, but the onrushing Cornell line jarred the ball away from him, and Paul Boguski recovered. DeGraaf on the first play from the eight-yard line, faked a hand-off to Cy Benson, and then skirted his own left end to score. His kick was wide...
When I speak of substituting good government for poor government, I do not mean electing one individual, one symbol, one person to typify the might and majesty of America-by no means. I mean to elect a team, to send to Washington the pick of our men and women chosen according to merit...
Each Thursday at 5:00, a representative is supposed to pick up the football tickets for his House from the H.A.A. Last Thursday at 5:30, the H.A.A. finally handed out to these people such tickets as they had at that time finished processing. The representatives, after alphabetizing the envelopes, finally reached the dining halls at 6:00. A student fortunate enough not only to have had his tickets processed but also to have been at supper between 6 and 7, received his tickets. On Friday the representatives returned to the H.A.A. and again picked up such tickets...