Word: smelling
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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With the Head of the Charles Regatta slated for Sunday, many people are still wondering whether the Charles River will be ready for company. Will the smell of sewage near the Larz Anderson and Boston University Bridges be gone...
Public authorities two weeks ago asserted that the stench would be gone in time for the Head. At that time, Leanne DelVecchio, a representative for the Metropolitan District Commission, speculated that the smell had been caused by a sewer cleaning effort by the Cambridge Department of Public Works...
THOSE CORPORATE RAIDERS CAN ALWAYS SMELL A BARGAIN. Takeover artists, restrained by high stock prices before the crash, have gone on a shopping spree once again. Florida-based financier Paul Bilzerian, 38, acquired the Singer Co. for $1.06 billion last February partly because the crash had depressed its stock price. Since then, Bilzerian has sold off eight of Singer's twelve divisions for a total of $1.94 billion, more than enough to cover all his costs. In the end, he is expected to reap a $300 million profit. The Government is investigating his earlier raids for possible securities-law violations...
True, traces of an earlier era persist in the Lechmere area. The smell of chocolate and peppermint and coconut bits still assaults the senses in front of Borden's plant, and the Lechmere department store still sells cheap TVs. But these businesses now share the space with upscale office buildings and chic restaurants...
...sunny afternoon, and you're going to Fenway Park. As soon as you get off a crowded Green Line car, the sounds and smells of the Fenway area greet you. When you emerge into Kenmore Square, the smell of roasting Italian sausages with peppers and onions wafts pungently into your nostrils...