Word: slow
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Princeton closed the gap with seven minutes left in the game, when Messuri fed a pretty pass to Polaski on the left. Polaski shoved a shot past McEvoy and the crowd--lulled by the slow action for most of the game--grew attentive...
...Roads, the blowy strip between the beaches of desolate Fremantle (pop. 23,000) and the wonderfully named Rottnest Island, "confidence" scarcely described Conner's mood. "Inside I can't imagine myself not recapturing the America's Cup," he said. "Pressure is defending a 132-year winning streak with a slow boat. This is fun." With Australian Collaborator Bruce Stannard, Conner has already completed his second book, titled Comeback. Will he update with the final races? "It's done." he says, smiling. "It's done...
...stimulative government spending that left a huge budget deficit amounting to 15% of gross national product. Carli warned that runaway spending was a serious threat to long-term growth. "How long," he asked, "can a country survive with public debt taking an ever expanding share of GNP?" Growth will slow to about 2.2% this year, he predicted...
...mergers that has intensified competition in an already brutal business. But Thompson faces special problems. While the agency is admired for its creative flair, Thompson's pretax profit margins are estimated to be only about half the industry average. One likely reason for the poor performance: Thompson has been slow to cut costs and lay off workers...
They tell me that winning the Beanpot can light up your season. If you're going nowhere fast (or nowhere slow, for that matter), the 'Pot championship can be your salvation. Even for the winning team, it's a delightful midseason plum that even the worst performance in the playoffs can't take away...