Word: pits
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...think the skatepunks hanging around in the T Pit are neat, head over to Newbury Comics, in the Garage. Newbury sells some wicked cool music, concert tickets, t-shirts, posters and--oh yeah--comic books...
...eruption of the flag controversy is a glaring symptom of a distressing change in American politics over the past decade: the way that pit-bull negative ads have led to simplistic, visceral posturing by candidates at the expense of more substantive approaches to real problems. "It's a good issue to define your opponent," said Republican strategist Ed Rollins. "If your opponent is for flag burning, he's got to go through a very sophisticated explanation...
...their products. McDonnell Douglas, the No. 1 defense contractor, is currently competing with Boeing for a contract to build a new generation of light military helicopters. McDonnell Douglas boasted last week that its new choppers can be easily repaired in the field. Everything from their turbine engines to their pit- viper cannons can be fine-tuned with twelve simple tools that weigh only 2 lbs. and can be carried in a small canvas...
That's what they all say, though everybody knows there isn't a pit bull alive that can drag a conductor off the stage. In any case, true success nowadays means more than the ability to produce a memorable performance. It means winning the directorship of a major ensemble, a substantial recording contract, the admiration of players, the acclaim of critics and audiences...
Most people -- 73% according to a recent Harris poll -- are in favor of cleaner air, of course, but there are sharp and sincere differences about how much cleaner it needs to be, what the cleanup effort will cost and who should pay. Those differences pit liberals against conservatives, business groups against consumers, and urban office workers against blue-collar labor from older industries like mining and auto manufacturing. Politically, the strongest divisions pit entire regions against one another. The new legislation takes three major approaches...