Word: pound
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...foot, 160 pound Mead started at left fullback for the Crimson until injuring his ankle against Dartmouth. He then alternated with sophomore Geoff Hargadon for the remainder of the season...
...membership of the June conference, sponsored by the Roscoe Pound-American Trial Lawyers Foundation, was composed of lawyers, journalists, clergymen, academics and publishers...
...with a potential energy shortage caused by the refusal of coal miners and electrical engineers to work overtime. The Department of Trade and Industry announced that in October Britain suffered a trade deficit of at least $715 million, the worst ever. To prevent a potentially ruinous run on the pound, the Bank of England hiked its lending rate to an unprecedented 13%. The London stock exchange responded by slid ing to its lowest level in two years...
...people, we appear to have lost our illusions more rapidly than our leaders and responsible commentators have. The great gulf between rulers and ruled is that one group cares about the balance of payments, growth, unemployment and the pound, while the other does not. With the decline of belief in religion, national destiny and the rest of that package, the country has simply refused to accept industrial growth as a substitute; it possesses some moral force which is stronger than the extremely doubtful material benefits growth seems to offer. While Prime Ministers and responsible commentators peddle these absurd nostrums...
...shortage of sesame seeds will denude the seeded hamburger bun. Because turkey has become a popular substitute for more expensive meat, flocks are smaller than they have been in any fourth quarter in the past decade. The result: the birds will retail at anywhere from 75? to $1.09 a pound, up sharply from last year...