Word: spurts
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Being "sent down," or Xiafang, as the Chinese call it, was very simple punishment. "Stinking intellectuals" were supposed to learn from the peasants what life is like when one must stoop for hours transplanting rice seedlings in the wet muck. Horror stories spurt ? not grisly horror like eye gouging (which was reported only in south China), but simpler torment like being interrogated round the clock by Red Guards...
Friday. The Washington Post published a letter from Attorney General William French Smith, angry about an editorial in the paper that suggested the Administration's "spurt of activity" was prompted by a calculated worry about the 1984 campaign. Protested Smith, citing Justice Department efforts to fight racial discrimination: "Since January 1981, we have been vigorously enforcing civil rights laws...
...organizing a national political drive. It is already too late in the day for Glenn's campaign to employ any direct-mail program; the candidate dithered around for months and would not make up his mind. The indecision has cut seriously into money raising. Glenn's recent spurt in the polls-he drew close to Mondale and ran 17 points ahead of Reagan-was a golden opportunity to zero in on new funds. But Glenn is still put off by the business of hustling for money. While Mondale makes hundreds of calls each week, Glenn can bring himself...
...squads then traded two more streaks. A 3-0 spurt increased the Crimson advantage to 8-4 before Harvard lost four points as the referee ruled against a Brad Martin act and a Chang save. With the score tied at eight, the Crimson steamrolled over the Tigers, winning the next seven points to finish off the tournament. Chang connected on four passes and tourney MVP junior David Twite blocked the final shot to set up the 15-8 score...
North Carolina State led Houston by 10 points late in the first half and was in front 33-25 at the intermission. But in the second half. Houston ripped off a 17-2 spurt behind 7-ft. Akeem Abdul Olajuwon's eight points and five by Benny Anders. That gave the Cougars a 42-35 lead, their biggest advantage...