Word: tap
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Student Employment Office was thrown into a tumult yesterday when it discovered that its last student bartender had decided gasoline was preferable to martinis and gone to work in a service station. The office usually has aboute ten bartenders on tap...
...Netherlands have contributed more than tulip bulbs and wooden shoes to the furtherance of civilization. On our five-day cruise through the Dutch canals we found "Heineken's Bier" superior to any brand on tap at Jim Cronin's. Judging by our boat, however, the country's sea power is declining. "The "Swallow IT" was a 20-foot converted life boat with a lowerable mast which left the vessel still too high to go under bridges, an engine which required the constant attention of two deafencd men, and a stove that never worked. But the scenery and the people made...
...Center, however, doesn't draw the line on its activities at the classroom. A series of monthly programs is always on tap for the general public and members, including concerts by its music staff and contract bridge sessions...
These special "zipper" precautions mean just one thing: That Cornell is probably the best opponent Harvard will face this year. If the Crimson is to make a decent showing, Valpey and his men will have to have some specials tuff on tap...
...Arabia, are, as one British diplomat put it, part of the "burden of empire." Last spring, Aden's British Governor Sir Reginald Champion added another straw to his imperial burden. An Adenese chieftain, the Sharif of Beiham, had asked that a frontier customs post be set up to tap the rich stream of smuggled coffee, skins and qat (an Arabian drug) which kept flowing into his territory over an ancient traders' trail from Yemen. Governor Champion ordered the post built, but the Yemeni launched a strong objection. Later, they simply started shooting at the new customs house...