Word: ring
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Otherwise, the echoes of struck baseballs will ring out loud and clear in Fenway for years to come, as will the question, "What if they held a Beanpot and nobody showed up?" (And yes, let the kids keep the balls...
...police officers saw that the man had a ring of keys that they recognized as master keys to several Harvard dormitories and houses. As their supervisor., I was summoned to the scene...
...next for the women's squad is the national qualifying regatta. and the way they are sailing, they might get a shot at the brass ring...
Among U.S. military officers, they're known as "ring knockers" because they proudly wear the big, gold class rings they earned when they graduated from one of America's military academies. For generations the ring signified that the wearer was a cut above. No longer: the ring knockers are losing their grip on the armed forces. When Admiral Jeremy Boorda becomes chief of naval operations this month, five of the six Joint Chiefs of Staff will be nonacademy men who have come up through the enlisted ranks or from officer- training programs...
Serious change will come hard because the academies have such a cherished tradition. John Galvin, a retired four-star general and top NATO commander, still wears the golden ring with a ruby-red stone that he designed for his class of 1954. "This place sets the standards for the Army for duty, honor, country," he said in his West Point office above the Hudson River, where he teaches political science. To survive in the future, the academies will have to set standards for efficiency and relevance as well...