Word: throwed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...outcome of the tax debate will be of keen interest to the newest force in Japanese politics: women. As traditional keepers of the household ledgers, women felt the pinch of the consumption tax most acutely. In the recent election, that issue galvanized them not only to throw their votes to the Socialists but also to enter the political arena in record numbers. Female candidates increased their numbers in the upper house from 23 to 33; they now account for 13% of the chamber's seats. Half of those elected were Socialists like Doi. The J.S.P. leader, however, downplayed her role...
...come home after work, look through the mail, fix dinner, do some gardening, and before you know it, I'm falling asleep in front of "L.A. Law." I throw dinner parties. I was sent a form letter to join the PTA, and I read it with interest...
...Hoose saves his harshest criticism for the National Football League, that "kingdom of megafauna where clothesline tackles and forearm shivers bring back ancient truths." There have been only eight Black quarterbacks in NFL history to throw more than 25 passes, and the league has never had a Black head coach...
...film school. Those who know him say he is usually quiet, sometimes temperamental. "Spike is warm, but if you expect him to say, 'You look so wonderful,' you can forget it," says Ross, who is co-producer of Do the Right Thing. "At the same time, he will throw two Knicks tickets on your desk and say, 'I can't make the game tonight. Why don't you go?' " On the set, he is serious and organized, his directorial style, hands-off. "His touch is so light you don't even know it's there, yet it is," notes actor...
...some games, those on which he has money riding, than others. But to many people this stern morality is as outdated as the 70-year-old scandal that prompted it. In 1919 eight members of the Chicago White Sox were charged with taking money from gamblers to throw the World Series against, yes, the Cincinnati Reds. The rules that Rose is accused of breaking were written in the wake of that scandal. Said a typical telephone caller to a Cincinnati radio talk show last week: "It's not like he's a criminal or anything...