Word: snag
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...time when every place from Dallas to Park City, Utah, is primed to put a salesman on a plane to snag business, many companies try to search quietly for new homes. When Salomon Brothers decided to move its processing division, the firm conducted secret scouting missions in 72 cities before making a peep. Sure enough, when word got out in January that the company had narrowed its choices to Tampa and Columbus, Salomon was besieged with promoters. Tampa offered Super Bowl tickets; Columbus brandished seats for the Final Four. Says Salomon managing director Marc Sternfeld: "I heard from every personality...
While Cornell, currently ranked 14th, could snag a tournament bid with victories in its remaining games, only Princeton and Brown seems assured of being on the 12-team guest list...
...been for the outstanding play of MIT's centerfielder, who robbed Scanlan and first basemen Nick Del Vecchio of home runs. Conjuring up images of the outfielder in "The Natural" running through the wall to catch Roy Hobbs' blast, the MIT centerfielder fell over the collapsible fence to snag Del Vecchio's shot, one of his 10 putouts...
Many students, of course, showed up for the first day of practice to receive their "Crew '93" shirts. Some even stayed long enough to snag Harvard sweats. But most will never know crew at all. Unfortunately, that will not stop them from passing self-righteous judgment on a sport they just couldn't hack...
...women were victims of the ice as well when Valeria Scott went down with a deep thigh bruise before her race on Sunday. But Rana Dershowitz stayed on her skis to snag sixth place in the slalom, keeping her in contention for the individual Division I championships...