Word: slings
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...tough to grip the ball," St. John understated afterward. "Under those conditions, you sort of have to sling-shot...
...snugly. I didn't know they used "Baby" just like "Honey" and "Sunshine" for any girl, just as they used "Tiger" for the tough girls and "Kitten" for the playful and easily tamed. Janie set me loose soon, and I began to learn the drinks slowly--Tom Collins, Singapore Sling, and Hurricane. The beer foamed up in the glasses. When I wasn't serving I stood by the big cast-iron door hustling people in next to big Bill. The air was steamy and I could hear the music from the nearby nightclubs relentlessly competing and clashing in the street...
...report issued last week notes, the mechanics had ignored the maintenance instructions set forth in manuals by the DC-10 manufacturer, McDonnell Douglas. The manuals call for removing and remounting the engine and pylon separately-and preferably with an overhead lift and sling that can support the weight of the two assemblies more precisely than a forklift. Yet the FAA agreed with American Airlines that the manufacturer was aware of the one-step operation, which cuts maintenance time in half, at American hangars...
...attention, alone, for some two and one-half hours. As a stage presence he has many gifts: a well-controlled and expressive singing voice, grace as a dancer, and the knack of an accomplished professional. He knows when to smile, when to chat with the audience, when to casually sling his jacket over his shoulder--and all this helps. But above all, he knows how to make you feel he actually believes his message; perhaps, and this would be a rarity, he actually does...
...better or for worse, both of them might be right. There seems to be a good chance that voters on Tuesday will cast their ballots with whoever managed to sling the juiciest mud. Or, whoever has been the most successful at convincing people that his opponent is totally incompetent or dangerous. Rep. Michael J. Harrington '58 (D-Mass.) admits that King has the "instincts of a soup-kitchen general for the Salvation Army," but on the other hand he thinks Massachusetts could use such a man to spur economic development in the northeast. Harrington's point is that King...