Word: slammed
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Nonetheless, Kennedy's opinion did not slam the door on comparable worth. He left open the possibility that in a different case -- and several are pending in other states -- a different set of facts might establish that unequal pay scales did indeed result from discrimination and were thus illegal. Says Winn Newman, an attorney for the union that lost the Washington case: "His decision went to the facts. The open question is what facts constitute a basis for a court to infer that the reason for disparity was discrimination...
...shrewdly turned coy. "The point is to get substantive things done, not just to have a summit," said Shultz, noting that an agreement on intermediate-range nuclear forces (INF) could be signed without a full-dress meeting of the two heads of state. Still, he was not ready to slam any doors. "There is an invitation open to Mr. Gorbachev," Shultz said. "And when he is ready to accept it, we will be ready to receive him." The next day Shultz injected a bit of pressure, suggesting, "If he waits too long, maybe we won't be ready...
Like a priest giving a blessing, the skinny referee cups both his hands over the two arm wrestlers' locked hands. "Ready!" he says. Ray and Joe tense up. "Go!" the referee says. The audience erupts into shouts and cheers -- "Pull him! Pull him! Slam him! Slam him!" -- as Ray Taglione, a stockbroker, and Joe Elmizadeh, a garage mechanic, pour every bit of strength in their bodies into their clasped hands...
...Drysdale Dodgers were supposed to sweep the Baltimore Orioles, but they got swept instead, with Moe striking out six in a row. This year first the Cardinals were expected to overwhelm the Twins, then the Twins were poised to obliterate the Cardinals. The reverse happened in turn. A grand-slam homer from a lead-off hitter like Minnesota's Gladden qualifies as a marvel, but the home run later hit by Lawless was a miracle...
...Viking Super Bowls in between, the hanky-waving citizenry has been desperate to be known as a winner and to lead the way. Behind 5-2 in the sixth game, they thought about despairing again, until old Don Baylor hit a two-run homer, and Hrbek a grand slam. No team had ever won all four home games in a World Series, but by a score of 11-5 and a grace as big as all indoors, the Twins won the right to try. Meanwhile, back in St. Louis, the headline writers stood by wondering which it would be -- THIS...