Word: reverts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sales figures testify to the genius of marketing moguls, since they have persuaded people to ignore nature's essential nature. Michael Pollan, a writer and gardener of the old school, argues rightly that nature abhors a garden: left to its own devices, your yard will revert to forest or swamp or meadow in a matter of years, if not months. But at the same time, if you are willing to do the work...
There will be chances to revert back to that mode, of course. Budget resolutions only set broad dollar targets for federal spending and revenues. Other committees and then both houses must vote the actual appropriations, and eventually a mammoth "reconciliation" bill must be signed by President Clinton, or passed over his veto. During the months of wrangling to come, some proposals will surely be modified. The House g.o.p. may not get as big a tax cut on upper incomes as it wants, since its $340 billion tax-cut package means it will have to cut at least that much more...
...this point Clarkson decided to revert to a defensive strategy, allowing Harvard to break out rather easily while focusing on breaking up play in the neutral zone...
...Lady Rams scored the next five points, and the Crimson would not get the lead to less than 10 again until only 2:02 was left in the game. At that point, though, the Crimson had to revert to an intentional fouling fest and Rhode Island made 10 free throws in the last 1:35 to run away with the game...
...know what reaction I will have the next time I have a chance to yell things at a team that I have always disliked. I can see myself revert to the old Eric, and call the Dodgers names unprintable in the Crimson. And for them to be unprintable here, they've gotta be really...