Word: stretch
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Stuck with the oldest plants and highest costs among the Big Three, the company is struggling to raise money for a fiveyear, $7.5 billion modernization program. Chrysler officials recently visited 81 banks in Europe and North America, drew $100 million from company credit lines and persuaded bankers to stretch out $302.6 million of debt due next year. Chairman John Riccardo had previously renegotiated a $567.5 million revolving credit agreement with the banks, sold off most of the company's foreign operations and raised $250 million from a public offering of preferred stock. Now there is little left to sell...
...time Gazzara just wanders about aimlessly with a rueful grin plastered on his face, much as he did in John Cassavetes' tedious The Killing of a Chinese Bookie. Like all saints, though, Jack must be tempted by a truly immoral proposition: in the film's final stretch, a mysterious confidence man offers him $25,000 to blackmail a visiting U.S. Senator. This sleazy scheme brings Saint Jack to fitful life, but our hero shuts the door on temptation, all too predictably...
...Against what pitcher did Pete Rose stretch his hitting streak to 38 consecutive games...
...quickly as the joy had erupted, disaster struck back. After a torrential downpour held up the races for 15 minutes, the freshmen heavies embarked on the Grand Finale. As the boats came into the view of the crowd gathered at the home stretch, Yale held about a half-length lead on Harvard and Northeastern. With just 400 meters to go and the boats in an all-out sprint to the flag, the Harvard eight suddenly stopped dead, Cornell and Wisconsin whisking past like a pair of flashes...
...backstretch, he took Spectacular Bid to the outside, avoiding the tight traffic near the rail. When Flying Paster moved up inside on the far turn, Franklin held his ground. Spectacular Bid looked Flying Paster right in the eye and then went to work. As they swung into the home stretch, Franklin and Spectacular Bid were free and clear. "I talked to him and tweaked him," said Franklin later, "and he moved right up. I said, 'Let's go, Big Daddy...