Word: pocketing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...revenues caused by federal tax reform. While the Republican nominee promised to return the money to taxpayers, Democrat Roy Romer proposed to spend it on education, highways, water projects and industrial development. He won. Says he: "I asked people, 'What's more important to you, another $18 in your pocket right now or a job for your kid when he finishes school?' The public support for state-government investment in the economy and education is ; rooted in fear about where the economy is going...
...games, Bison QB Jim Given chalked up some impressive numbers, completing 31 of 57 passes for 484 yards, but only two touchdowns. He is the Colonial League's fourth-rated passer. Given also rushed for 82 yards, scoring four times. He's a pro-style passer, sticking to the pocket...
...turned out to be from some fellow at the not-so-nearly-prestigious institution of higher education which claims to exist in California. The author claimed to be the editor of some humor magazine called the Stanford Chaparral. Fearing another rejection letter, I tucked it into the pocket of my silk robe and commanded one of the rickshaw drivers outside the Castle to escort me back to my palacial suite in Eliot House...
...reached into my pocket and found the letter which I had earlier soaked in the lamb's vomit. I opened it again and found that the author was the same "Josh...
...Cuomo he wanted to ask him whether he was going to run. "Go ahead," said Cuomo. "I may surprise you. Ask at the end of the program." With four minutes left, the moderator did so. Cuomo put on a pair of glasses, took a typewritten statement out of his pocket and began to read. "In my opinion," he said, "the Democratic Party offers a number of presidential candidates who can prove themselves capable of leading this nation toward a more sane, a more progressive and a more humane future. I will not add my name to that number . . . The decision...