Word: thickness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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White House Chief of Staff James Baker remembers a thick black notebook. Budget Director David Stockman remembers a set of unbound papers. CIA Chief William Casey says he has no recollection of the document...
...exploitation. With less than 20 inches of precipitation a year, the region is semiarid. These marginal soils, where they are not too rocky or saline, are often too sandy for farming or are packed with calcium and lime. When overturned by plow blades, valuable topsoil only a few inches thick becomes vulnerable to wind and rain erosion; once gone, it takes decades to replace. The sodbusters are either big operators who buy land and plow on a major scale, or small ranchers who break their own land for a quick cash fix. "I want to make a buck," concedes John...
...into Tommy's for different reasons, such as smoking and bullshitting, playing video, and even sampling the treats from the grill. Among the best bets for the palate include the cheese steak ($2.95) and a Western Frappe ($1.80), which to those not from New England is an extra thick milkshake. Tommy's is open 6 a.m.-2 a.m. on weekdays and 6 a.m.-3 a.m. on weekends...
...Eastern crew on the strength of a dramatic, come-from behind, photo-finish victory over Brown and four other boats. The underdog Bruins were edged by two-tenths of second in a six minute race, which translates into a bow ball on a boat deck or maybe even a thick hair on Harry Parker's receding hairline, take your pick...
...will require more than an ad hoc committee or two to move the council into the thick of student life. A decisive shift in the way many council members view themselves is also necessary. The enthusiasm demonstrated by council members for their work was a welcome departure from the lack sadaisical approach taken by their predecessors. But too often this energy was misdirected. The experience of hobnobbing with Harvard administrators makes it both easy and dangerous for students to distance themselves from their peers. Too many council members fell into this trap. The result was a worri-some haughtiness which...