Word: quicked
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...sense, the clash between the Israelis and the P.L.O. seemed inevitable, given the implacable hatred and deep suspicion between the two old enemies and the nature of the stalemate in West Beirut. The Israelis, who had hoped for a quick victory over the redoubts of the P.L.O. in Lebanon, were impatient and angry. They did not believe that the P.L.O. leadership had yet accepted the fact it must leave Lebanon. They were furious at U.S. insistence that they must ease up on West Beirut at precisely the time when they thought sustained pressure on the P.L.O. was most needed...
...shell finds its target. Another shell crashes with an earsplitting sound into the parking lot below. We race down the steps, floor after floor, afraid for our lives. This time there are no mumbled apologies as we push past the guerrillas. Once back in the hotel I have two quick Scotches...
Like Schlitz, Pabst Brewing Co. has fallen on hard times. In 1959 the nearly bankrupt brewery decided to cut the price of Pabst Blue Ribbon to attract more customers. The strategy produced quick sales but eventually undermined Pabst's image. Between 1976 and 1981, sales of Pabst Blue Ribbon dropped from about 16 million bbl. to 9.6 million...
...print. If fact, one wonders if Martin leads a schizophrenic existence, writing herself letters and answering herself with advice. Her antiquated style, which conjures up visions of a Victorian spinster sitting in the drawing room banging away at a manual typewriter, is enjoyable, but less than perfect for getting quick information...
...like pizza, and at Bel Canto 928 Mass Ave.) you can ruin a perfectly good mound of grease and tomato sauce with bean sprouts or broccoli. The pies themselfs are exemplary. Other options are all within a couple hundred yards of the Yard. Harvard Pizza and Pinnochio's for quick service, Uno's for a full meal; deep-dish Chicago-style and Regine's for lukewarm cardboard...