Word: pinching
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Having a great amount of lefties on the team can be a disadvantage, however, especially on the power play. Last year, the power play defensemen could pinch in on the forehand to shoot quickly because Randy Taylor, a lefty, played the left point, and Mark Benning, a righty, played the right point...
...administrative costs, such as xeroxing, office supplies and bookkeeping. In its search for more money to address student concerns, the Council opted not to disturb any of the $20,000 it budgets for itself. Instead of shifting its budgetary priorities to reflect its social goals, the Council chose to pinch students harder--doubling the term bill fee to $20 per undergraduate...
...also struck out in his second-to-last try. But in the final three games that Rose started, he was 8 for 13, including his tenth 5-for-5 game, one of 13 records he set that day alone. "People wonder why I didn't pinch- hit myself last season for a ceremonial goodbye, but a manager can't play a guy unless that particular guy's supposed to be playing that particular game, that particular inning, that particular situation. Besides, if all the people who supported me for 25 seasons came to the park one last time, it would...
...dear, dear Sorrento, always there in a pinch...
Students might fear a financial pinch since common sense suggests a shrinking endowment will take care of a smaller share of the University's $715 million budget. In the world of common sense, a burgeoning endowment could afford to pick up a larger share of the tab for higher education, leaving students more time to study and less obligation to work dorm crew...