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Word: pulls (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...secretaries room, even Collins can't beat out the system he's been enforcing. As Collins tries to work his way back up to his old status, his coldness takes on a different dimension--it's him against you, and neither party can afford to lose. Dalen manages to pull off this shift without a false note, and it's pretty impressive...

Author: By Tom Hines, | Title: No Credit | 2/2/1979 | See Source »

What do Chase Manhattan Chairman David Rockefeller, McGraw-Hill Vice President Wesley Fraser and boardrooms full of other executives, male and female, have in common? Several times a week they pull on sneakers and sweatshirts to spend an hour or so in the company gym, puffing on a jogging track or pumping away on a stationary bicycle. Employer-sponsored exercise is fast becoming an integral part of the workaday world, as businesses recognize that their financial health can depend on the physical health of key employees as well as on the condition of plant and equipment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: From Boardroom to Locker Room | 1/22/1979 | See Source »

...Basketeers have rolled to an impressive 114-27 record over the last six years against a variety of New England colleges and institutions. Once again, to conclude the season, the Classics will pull out their passports for an overseas spring vacation replete with sun, fun and international basketball...

Author: By Bill Ginsberg, | Title: Harvard's Vagabond Cagers | 1/22/1979 | See Source »

...Lawrence skated very well against us," said team captain John Cochrane after the game. "This was the sixth time we've had to pull our goalie this year. We've got to win almost all our games from now on, so hopefully the other teams will be pulling their goalies for a change," he added...

Author: By Bill Scheft, | Title: Icemen Lose, 3-2 | 1/15/1979 | See Source »

Another answer would be improved coaching. Francis Xavier McLaughlin may be the friendliest guy you'd ever want to meet, and he may be a virtuoso recruiter, but he lacks the benchi savvy needed to pull a team like this out of its catatonic state...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Disaster at the IAB | 1/12/1979 | See Source »

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