Word: stalled
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Baltex Garage in Boston the other day, she was as angry as she was chic. "Do you know how much the Mercedes people want to tune this car?" she asked rhetorically. "They want $100 for an ordinary tune-up. Ridiculous! I'll do it myself." She reserved a stall, returned the next day in blue jeans and sweatshirt, and made good her promise-at a cost of only $20. Says Baltex Partner John Price: "She did a pretty good...
...cars, Vice President Ernest Starkman warned, "the prospect of an unreasonable risk of business catastrophe and massive difficulties with these vehicles must be faced." By "massive difficulties" he meant that the cars would be hard to start, would break down often and, most dangerous of all, perhaps stall while moving, because the antipollution device reduces engine efficiency...
...protests have opened a Pandora's box of grievances. At the top of the list is the so-called Decree Law 180, which empowers the government to in stall a "commissar" in each faculty. These are usually retired generals with few if any academic credentials; they operate a network of student informers and plainclothes policemen who check illegal student organizations and inform on teachers suspected of "subversive" lectures. Other grievances include the alleged rigging of student elections last November, plus a shortage of up-to-date books and other materials. Above all, the students are angered by the interrogation...
...over Yale is vitally important to the long-run success of Gambril's program. A loss would stall Harvard's renaissance, and have a critical effect on the coach's ability to attract top talent to Cambridge. Another Yale undefeated season could jeopardize the balance that has emerged over the last three seasons between the top five squads in the league and put the Elis once more in the untouchable category...
Brown tried a 3-2 stall offense early in the second half but the strategy failed to stem the Crimson surge. Last Saturday the stall put the game on ice for Brown when they beat the Crimson...