Word: pinpoints
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Drawing two Lion defenders with him to the left, Berkman delivered a pinpoint pass to Captain Lance Ayrault, his fellow on the front line, isolated with only one fullback on the right side of the pitch...
Some of the SAM sites were probably wiped out by Maverick air-to-surface missiles, or "smart" bombs, some of which are guided along a pinpoint beam of laser light to within a few feet of the target. They are comparatively slow, but still accurate...
...year played 153 games, tailing on 29 consecutive days. Said St. Louis Ace Dizzy Dean, who lost a 1-0, 13-inning exhibition to him: "My fastball looks like a change of pace alongside that little pistol bullet Satch shoots up to the plate." Known for his pinpoint control-and showmanship-Paige could drive five nails into a board with ten pitches. He spent six years on and off in the majors, where he was always a great crowd pleaser and sometimes still a great pitcher. In his last three innings, at 59, he struck out one, gave...
...pinpoint experiences her books are "about" or events that "affected" them, offering instead the anecdote of a farmer neighbor whose barn caught fire several years ago. The entire herd of cattle was brought out unharmed, suffering no visible effects; five months later, though, all the cows miscarried. Rather than assess and second-guess her own delayed shock values. Atwood states her preference for filling the months between novels--when the emotional and creative cycles don't overlap--with writing T.V. docudramas and adaptations, her mental equivalent of a jog around the block...
BECAUSE HE DEVOTES the bulk of Truth . . . And Consequences to tracing the wins and losses of the seven heroes who spoke their minds, Mitchell can never pinpoint precisely why so few Americans are brave enough to speak out. However, citing a recent trend towards making more government officials accountable for their actions, the author optimistically notes...