Word: sanding
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...think it's a very sad situation," John P. Reardon Jr,'60, director of athletics, said. "We wanted to stay in Division 1-A based on our tradition. Basically Harvard, Yale sand Princeton started the NCAA. I don't think it's a good omen for college athletics," he added...
...exhausting round of golf in the Florida sun. But as Bogart Jackson approached the 18th hole, he realized he must be among the leaders. A few precision wedges out of the sand had kept his score to 64 with the rigorous par-four 18th still to play. Passing the leader board, he noticed that his name was at the top--five shots ahead of his nearest competitors. This was nothing new, so he shrugged. He had two days remaining in which to lose the tournament...
...rivulet and fountain." True to form, this batch of maidens comes merrily onstage, chirping away with nothing graver on their minds than their "fleeting leisure"--all except one. While her sisters hop and dance at the front of the stage, she lingers behind to collect samples of leaves and sand and record prissy little notes in a black book she carries. It is an idea whose time is long overdue: a pre-med in a G&S chorus...
More damaging, though is the staggering detail in the book and the author's attempt to find deep psychological meaning in every slight object or detail. She wants to find eternity in every grain of sand but ends up looking at an ocean of sand...
...today al infitah is regarded as a major disappointment. The dreams of massive foreign investment, in particular, turned into sand. Egyptian workers quickly came to resent the high-spending visitors with their flashy lifestyles. Western businessmen viewed Egypt as a vast untapped market for consumer products and invested in few projects that contribute to long-term growth...