Word: replaying
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...like everyone else," he says. Not quite. When he goes home at night, he often lugs along reels of game film and then spends long hours in his den taking notes by the flickering light. His diligence has paid off in a kind of built-in instant-replay system. On the field, he says, "every time a defensive formation moves it reminds me of something I've seen on one of the films the week before...
...good as being there-it's better. True, if they jump to their feet in time, fans who go to the stadium can often witness a startling play in its entirety. But if they are TV-trained, more often than not they feel lost without an instant replay. More than any other innovation, it is the ability to take a second look at what has just happened that has kept the armchair fan riveted to his TV set.* Not only can he second-guess a referee's call, but he can count on savoring thrilling moments in slow...
Thus unification could well lead to a bloody replay of the present situation, with Protestant guerrillas taking up arms for their liberties. Clearly, their rights would have to be ensured in a united, predominantly Catholic Ireland ?although it is far from clear just how. The Provos, who tend to be rather cloudy in their thinking about the political future, favor a federation of Ireland's four ancient provinces (Ulster, Munster, Leinster and Connaught), each with its own parliament and a measure of internal autonomy...
...bucolic hills near Santa Cruz, Calif., a year ago this fall, five bodies were found in the swimming pool of a wealthy eye specialist, Dr. Victor Ohta. Murdered in what seemed a sinister replay of the Manson killings were Ohta, his wife, two of their four children and his secretary. A few days later, the police arrested a long-haired former auto mechanic named John L. Frazier, who had been living in a cabin near the Ohta house...
...there is sense in the logic of the committee. For example. without the ruling this year, it is very likely that Harvard could have played Dartmouth in the District I Championship and have travelled all the way to Omaha only to replay Cornell. Navy, and Princeton in the opening three rounds of the tourney. Much of the excitement and the idea of creating a national championship would be lost...