Word: spilling
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...upon the royal equestrians. At the Ascot riding show, Princess Anne, 11, trying a bit too hard to please the judge, Queen Elizabeth, lost out on the prizes by faulting four times-once for riding so high in her stirrups on a hurdle that she came close to a spill. At Windsor, Prince Charles, 13, nearly went jodhpurs-over-helmet when he ventured a tricky cross-shot under his pony's head during a polo lesson. It was left to hard-riding Prince Philip to preserve the family's honor. He knocked in two goals one day, four...
...reluctant to have Powers appear on Capitol Hill for fear that he might spill some secret or mislead the Congressmen by being unable to answer their questions fully. Powers has been told that, as a free citizen, he can refuse to testify before the committee or meet reporters-but he will probably follow the advice of the Administration, which has already promised that he will get a chance to appear in public...
...Kennedy had quietly got rid of Bit of Irish, the bay gelding that tossed her over a split-rail fence last November. Though the indefatigable First Lady has been expertly following the Piedmont Foxhounds all winter on two other steeds, she never hunted Bit of Irish again after her spill, and five weeks ago sold the unchivalrous thoroughbred for some $3,000 to Russell Arundel, chairman of the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Long Island...
...knock over your water glass, don't say 'Oops.' Right the glass and keep talking to your partner. But if you spill the water on your partner's dress, offer her your napkin and say you're sorry. Don't start mopping her. It might be misunderstood...
...list of minor inconveniences in packaging is endless: scouring-powder lids that rust, cylindrical salt and oatmeal containers that take up unnecessary room; jars too hard to open; vacuum lids impossible to close...toothpaste caps that get lost; bags of flour that invariably spill; bread that goes stale because of skimpywrapping...