Word: pound
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Fasi, despite his small stature, has developed the reputation as a dirty player. "I don't think I'm a dirty player, just very physical," he responds. "In the hole (the crowded area in front of the goal) I have to play against 200-pound goons. I never start the game thinking I am going to play dirty. But if someone cheap shots me, you have to hit back twice as hard so that they learn to respect you... Now people are apologizing to me, 'Sorry, I didn't mean that Dave'" he laughs. "A links apology never hurt...
...turned-Broadcaster Don Meredith was missing the seedy and inner-city Cotton Bowl, where the Cowboys used to play, and generally lamenting the passing of time. "I made up a saying once," he said. " 'All we gotta do is go down to Neiman-Marcus and buy us a pound of culture and twelve talents.' The attitude was, whatever you want, just go to Neiman's and buy it. They had it right there on the shelf. I think Texas Stadium is Dallas' attempt to buy a pound of culture and twelve talents...
...Problems resulted from budget cuts when building," says Edie Groden, the GSD's director of building services. "They were penny wise and pound foolish, but at the time there simply was not enough money...
...bipartisan Kissinger group, the White House hopes, will pound out a working consensus on Central American policy. But optimism is not rampant. Kis singer said that close up, the situation looked "far graver than most of us had expected." Democratic Representative Michael Barnes traveled with the commission. "I'm very depressed," he said, because events "seem headed almost in exorably toward a regional...
...example, managers say they recently beefed up the quality of their meat: "We use 3/4 pound. 100% pure Black Angus beef a sign above the counter boasts. Quantity meets quality in the "slim burger," a 3/4 pounder with everything on it. French fries, for 75 cents, are thick and "corrugated...