Word: strides
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...start of each 500-yard race, one can't help but think that Coach McCurdy certain of victory, must be letting a shotputter enter the sprint. But as soon as the gun goes off, it becomes quite apparent this is no shotputter. With a smooth and effortless stride, he paces himself perfectly hanging back until the gunlap, and, quite often, blowing by the competitors to take first place...
...This is a time for play?for joyriding in the bumper cars or knocking about in the People Mover. The cool air roars with the Beatles' You're Gonna Lose That Girl. Parents force smiles going down the three-story Superslide, while their kids take the thrill in stride. Down on the field, boys kick a soccer ball in what is left of the light...
While Europe stumbles and the U.S. slows, the economies of the Far East have hardly broken stride in their race for prosperity. Even as recession engulfed much of the Western world in 1981, most non-Communist Asian nations achieved growth rates of between 3% and 7% for the year. In Hong Kong and Singapore, output surged by 10%. These Pacific powerhouses contributed more to the increase in world production than the U.S., Canada and Europe combined Economists expect that the Asian nations will score similar growth gains...
...Game, however, the one people remember best, the Beanpot final, the glory and the silver pot both belonged to the Crimson, which bested favored B.C., 2-0, on goals by Bill Larson and Dave Burke and an MVP performance from goaltender Wade Lau. You can bet the Eagles, who stride into the Bright Center to meet the Crimson tonight at 7:30, are among those who haven't forgotten...
Ever' time Dolly walks onto the set in some wild new outfit, the boys in the crew start howlin' like prairie wolves. Dolly, though, she takes it in stride. In the movie she looks down at her front porch and says, "I can't balance these things, let alone get up on my toes. If I fell down, they'd have to milk me to get me up." As for her own overripe body, Dolly repeats Joan Rivers' joke about her "Orson Welles designer jeans" and shrugs and smiles and says, "My fat never made...