Word: pitching
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...their office, Guy and Holt have been busy striving to capture their sixth Miss USA crown. As the partners supervised fittings of Kuehne and Nelson in Guyrex-designed evening gowns, the two consultants delivered pointers and pep talks. For Kuehne, they had prescribed voice exercises to correct her high pitch and slight slur. To Nelson, who at 5 ft. 6 in. and 105 lbs. is too slim, they gave a gentle admonition to keep to daily milk shakes and peanut butter...
Like Tom Wolfe's The Bonfire of the Vanities, London Fields should excite the love-it-or-heave-it reflex. Those whose sensibilities were tousled by Wolfe's rough treatment of New York City will be put off by Amis' pitch-black satire about the other sagging capital of the English-speaking world. But those who found Bonfire's incendiary social commentary amusingly accurate should spontaneously combust over Amis' latest export...
...only must governments and industries take immediate action to stem the tide of global warming, but individual consumers must also pitch in to combat environmental destruction, the speakers said...
Kohl welcomed Modrow's proposal, but he dismissed any prospect of a West German withdrawal from NATO. Perhaps in an attempt to downplay Modrow and his pitch for neutrality, Kohl said he will not discuss unification with East Berlin until after East Germans go to the polls in mid-March. But unification has emerged as the primary campaign issue in both East Germany and West Germany, which will hold its national elections in December. Already Kohl and his fellow politicians are seeking out like-minded brethren on the other side of the border, funneling campaign money and building alliances that...
Both the captains and Pitch agreed that theirmatch last weekend against Princeton was a betterexample of the Crimson's talents as the squadprepares for the Howe Cup on February...