Word: pitches
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...think the real problem is this: if a pitch is made in a political campaign to sock it to the economic royalists, that helps undermine the cooperative basis of society. In this sense the redistribution pitch is counterproductive. In terms of our whole social atmosphere, the last thing this country needs is a class war being waged from the campaign podiums this fall. But it looks very likely that this is going to happen...
...Each motel manager is expected to make at least five sales calls a week, visiting local civic and fraternal clubs to hymn the benefits of using his inn for meetings. Some managers cull newspapers for engagement announcements, and send bracelets and other gifts to prospective brides, along with a pitch to honeymoon at Holiday Inns...
...more-fortunately. In isolation, Resnick's work has developed steadily, and it now stands at an exhilarating pitch of concentration. He may not be Monet's follower, but his pictures do bear similarities to the late Monet lily ponds, not only in format -they are usually long, narrow rectangles, which drench the viewer in a field of color-but also in their light and density of surface. Resnick is a quite traditional painter, to the extent that he works in intimate, stroke-by-stroke contact with his painting. Brush marks pile on one another, forming a layered...
...third inning Kincaid hit a high, outside pitch to drive in Lowell's fifth and ultimately game-winning run. When asked how it felt to drive in the championship-winning run, Kincaid modestly insisted that the accomplishment was due to the fine training he had received while playing in the U.S. Army Recreational Softball League...
Even in the face of Lowell's outstanding defensive play, the Winthrop's team did not give up. Winthrop came back with two runs in the fourth among and two in the fifth. After allowing Winthrop's fourth run to score on a wild pitch. Lowell settled down to retire the side and insure the victory...