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...does have that type of jewelery," said Webster, "but it is a very common type of jewelery. The boots that were found are muck-ruck boots--heavy, cloggy boots, not the kind she would wear...

Author: By E.k. Anagnostopoulos, | Title: Possible Webster Link Found | 4/28/1990 | See Source »

...large multipanel piece called Fundamental Lexicon go for $415,000, an event that caused much skeptical talk both inside and outside the ministry. Landscapes by Svetlana Kopystiansky, and her husband Igor's assemblages of old-looking, torn and reworked canvases, which had stood well out from the ruck of young artists in last year's Venice Biennale, made as much as $75,000. Under the circumstances it is hardly surprising that a growing number of Soviet artists, once they have signed up with a Western dealer, circumvent the whole wearisome apparatus by going to Paris or New York City, making...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Canvases of Their Own | 4/10/1989 | See Source »

...ball is dropped on the ground, up to 30 men (or women, who now play the game) may converge upon the ball, beginning a ruck and maul or a scrummage...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., | Title: The World of Scrummage | 10/15/1988 | See Source »

...most observers, however, the Supreme Court ruling did seem to alter dramatically the delicate balance that goes into the making of many land-use decisions. In particular, citizens trying to limit development in their localities may find themselves at a disadvantage. Says Lee Ruck, counsel to the National Association of Counties: "An outcry of community concern is now less likely to sway a member of a board of supervisors or a city-planning committee faced with a high-priced lawyer in a three-piece suit who is threatening money damages." In the view of the real estate industry, the court...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: No Taking Without Paying | 6/22/1987 | See Source »

Fullback Nathan Koenig tallied a penalty kick to bring Harvard within nine, 12-3. Less than a minute later, Cory Thabit nailed beautiful kick which took a wicked bounce past the Bruins. In the ensuing ruck, scrum-half Michael Gibbs faked to a teammate, and bulled his way into the end zone for the try, closing the margin...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Ruggers Drop Bear Fight | 4/13/1987 | See Source »

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