Word: stung
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Boston College. Stung by academic suspensions, three top seniors--forward Joe Mullen, defenseman Joe Augustine and goalie Paul Skidmore--Len Ceglarski's crew had plummeted in the year's first half. The Beanpot offered a chance to turn things around; B.C. did by upsetting Northeastern, 7-2, then pushing B.U. to the brink in one of the tourney's most exciting finals ever. While they just missed out on a playoff berth, the revitalized Eagles finished the schedule strongly, grabbing seven out of nine Division One contests, including a 5-3 grudge match win over...
Quite a few jewelers have been stung. The replacement cost of their inventories has risen dramatically, but not many shoppers have been willing to buy at the new prices. Because carriage trade customers continue to splurge, Cartier, Tiffany and other top-line stores are not suffering, but the rest of the retail business has fallen off badly. Laments Terry Weinshank, vice president of Delage Jewelers, a supplier to 500 stores throughout the Midwest: "The retail jewelry business is dying right before our eyes. In the last couple of weeks we have seen six of our customers close up, and more...
Bayat took issue with MacCaffrey's contention that there are no women qualified for the position of associate professor. "I'm stung. It's so humiliating--Molly and I are highly qualified on the merits of scholarship," she said...