Word: romps
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...parent knows that few pleasures match the sight of a child who's flushed and beaming after a romp on a stretch of turf. Travel teams in particular can do much to melt away the inhibitions between parents and their teens. "On about the seventh hour of a road trip from western Pennsylvania," says lawyer Robert Luskin of Washington, "you tend to hear things you wouldn't otherwise...
...faked out again. Sure, the Fed must stomp on the brakes periodically. But remember, the Fed always favors prosperity long term--how could it not? By removing the bias, Greenspan has removed the speed bumps, and if you waited until the all clear was sounded, you missed a true romp in the averages...
...nine years at the post, Tomassoni amassed a 140-115-26 record (106-70-22 ECAC, 51-27-12 Ivy) and earned a pair of NCAA berths, in 1993 and 1994. Under his tutelage, Harvard was a national powerhouse in the early 1990s. The romp included three ECAC regular season titles (1992, 1993, 1994), one playoff crown (1994) and the 1993 Beanpot championship...
...sack on fourth down with 38 seconds left, the game was blown over, and the teams headed into the locker room. The seniors, now a little tired (9 a.m. is pretty early to start boozing, after all), picked up their mess and got on the field for one last romp. Their run was over...
...named Tintin and his cockerspaniel, Snowy. No need to stop the presses--it's only the premise for Destination Moon (1959), a Sputnik-era comic book by the Belgian illustrator Herge. Tintin and his two human companions, Captain Haddock and Professor Calculus, eventually touch the surface of the moon, romp about in orange space suits and endure who-knows-how-many plots to steal the spacecraft. While the plot summary may sound like standard comic book fare, the genius is in the details. In his evocation of crackpot Balkan generals, shady military organizations and political doublespeak, Herge created a fictional...