Word: pinches
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Crimson drew even in the seventh, and once again aggressive baserunning was the key factor. With one out, Bilodeau singled and continued to second when the leftfielder bobbled the ball. A wild pitch and a walk to pinch hitter Jim Stoeckel batting for Weissant put men on first and third for lead-off batter Vince McGugan...
...Klub--underneath its rouged and mascaraed exterior--possesses a knowing intelligence in the character of its Master of Ceremonies--as played by Joel Grey, a wicked little man who as readily agrees to pinch-hit as a chorus girl in drag as he assumes the role of death's subaltern on earth, doing both with a manic enthusiasm that belongs only to the dying and damned. With Grey's M.C. on hand, the conventional half of Cabaret was never even in the running...
Equally important, however, has been Norris' penchant to spend money faster than CDC could earn it. Norris, a 60-year-old former Univac general manager, has been determined not to pinch pennies in his drive to challenge IBM. Last year, in order to attract more business, he built six data centers at a cost of $10 million each. When financial aides advised him to build only one center at a time, Norris branded their counsel "chicken-hearted." He has maintained an inventory of more than $300 million worth of computers and peripherals, about twice what the company...
...million construction fund was completed before the groundbreaking in February, 1970. Since no money could be diverted from the library to other projects, it was spared the full force of the University's financial pinch...
...friends make to the Coast?) And, naturally enough, once in the Promised Land, Peter meets Susan--as portrayed by Barbara Hershey, a nicely built body and a little bit of cloth. Before he must return to the streets of coldest Cambridge, the two find some time for a pinch of intrigue, a snort of cocaine, and a fair helping of sex (including one of the longest bouts of screen kissing since Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway locked jaws in The Thomas Crown Affair). Again, not surprisingly, once home Peter soon realizes how much of Susan he misses and John kindly...