Word: repairing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Roman Empire. Yet Americans are certainly eating more wisely than they did in the days when a hunk of steer and a stack of fries were the banquet supreme. Contemporary Americans favor lighter, shorter meals?a far cry from the XXVII-course banquets that forced the Romans to repair to imperial latrines to vomit between dishes ?in which every succulent leaf and crumb has been thoughtfully purchased, planned and prepared...
Deadlocked 3-3 in a third period marred by three delays to repair the B.U. goal, the Terriers' John Bethel picked up a rebound off a drive by co-captain Jack O'Callahan and lifted a backhander past Harvard goalie John Hynes for a power-play goal that won the game...
After a 15-minute delay to repair the B.U. net, and with the score still tied, Hynes made a number of key saves (14 in the period, 30 in the game). With 9:30 remaining, B.U.'s O'Callahan wheeled toward the Harvard goal and shoveled a shot on net. B.U. freshman Dary MacLeod grabbed the loose puck and fanned on a shot while staring at an open net. Less than a minute later, Hynes blocked a Bob Boileau slapper, and a rebound shot by Bethel slithered wide of the post...
...cost the Medenica team about $12,000, but they managed to break even when they sold their car at the end of the year. A normal weekend of Formula Ford racing costs about $500, Medenica says, including entry fees, a set of tires, gas, hotel and travel expenses and repair work on the car. The $500 figure, of course, does not include any "unusual" expenses--such as crashes or minor damage. Aronson, Medenica and Herne all dipped into their own pockets throughout the season to keep the team on the road, but now they are seeking some sort of sponsorship...
...lack of medical education, MacKay is described as something of a mechanical whiz. He regularly demonstrates products for doctors' groups, reads medical journals diligently, spends hours in his garage practicing surgical procedures with animal bones-and has "ghosted" for surgeons in the past. MacKay agreed not only to repair the cracked bone but also to replace the artificial joint. As he told the Long Island newspaper Newsday: "I kept repeating in my mind, 'Let's get this guy's hip back together right.' He had been under anesthesia since 8 a.m., and could have stopped...