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Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Pre-Primary Report | 2/8/1988 | See Source »

...just wish that the Bobsled Federation wouldbe up front and honest about this." Haggerty said."It really sounds to me like it's a ploy on theirpart to get publicity...

Author: By Andrew J. Bates, | Title: Harvard Senior Pulled Off U.S. Bobsled Team | 2/4/1988 | See Source »

...Reagan administration has announced its intention to request a renewal of aid on Jan. 26, and top administration officials have dismissed Ortega's promises at a weekend regional summit in Costa Rica as a ploy to fool Congress and undercut the rebels, who have become Reagan's top foreign policy priority...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Reagan to Push for More Contra Aid | 1/20/1988 | See Source »

MOST OVERWORKED CONDIMENT Cutting the mustard with just about everything from apricots to tarragon, with champagne, honey, horseradish, garlic, pickles and jalapenos in between, seemed the favorite ploy of sales-minded merchandisers, invariably with cloying results. Jars of mustard line store shelves as flavored oils and vinegars did a few years back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Food: The Year of Dining Dangerously | 1/4/1988 | See Source »

...backwinded San Diego crew at first stonewalled the challenge. Then Fay hauled them into court in New York City, home port for the Cup's original deed of gift, with an unexpected ploy. The deed specifies that a challenger may be built any old way, so long as she measures no more than 90 ft. on the waterline, which just happens to be the K boat's dimension. The deed also provides that the Cup is forfeit if the challenge is not met in ten months. After a judge confirmed these conditions two weeks ago, Sail America's Thomas Ehman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Does K Stand for Killjoy? | 12/14/1987 | See Source »

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