Word: sneak
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...display that included reindeer, Santa's house and candy-striped poles, saying the overall tableau had a "secular purpose" and "effect." Ever since, lower courts have struggled to apply what has come to be ridiculed as the "reindeer rule." At issue: how much secular camouflage is required to sneak a publicly sponsored Nativity scene past the First Amendment bar on an "establishment of religion...
...book is its emphasis on the game story. Whereas Feinstein's interviews and anecdotes give the book its unique color and life, the game stories slow down the reader's pace. The reader is no longer reading a book, but a 464-page story on how Perdue managed to sneak one past Indiana...
...nephew would win the seat, but there were also delegates who believed that the spot should go to Atkins because of his seniority. The resulting confusion among the Bay State representatives nearly cost Massachusetts a spot on the committee. Rep. Bruce Morrison (D-Conn.) entered the fray, hoping to sneak into the spot by taking advantage of the split vote...
Both sides then retreated to lick their wounds and take in some of The Game. While the fans were diverted by the flurry of blue and white to their left and the Crimson penants a-flying on the right, the band went on a sneak attack...
...always know what to expect from Harvard," Riley said. "Year in and year out they are one of the best teams in the league. We want to keep it close, play strong defense and maybe sneak in a goal near the end of the game...