Word: throwed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Though the suspect claimed to have no knowledge of the money, Acklin said that he saw him throw something into the bushes on the side of the road...
...receiving blood be protected from diseases than that everyone should have an equal chance to donate and feel warm and fuzzy inside. Giving blood isn't exactly a fundamental right. (I double checked the constitution to be sure.) Let's just hope that no one convinces the administration to throw the Red Cross off campus because of this. I don't think people should have to die for lack of an adequate blood supply just so we can feel all high and mighty about standing up for equality...
...reform leader of the Teamsters union, had become the darling of the labor movement--and the labor press--during his five-year tenure. But working Teamsters, who had seen no significant pay or benefit increases during that time, weren't so enamored. In fact, "they were ready to throw the bum out," says a former Carey aide. The challenger, James P. Hoffa, son of the notorious former Teamsters leader, was coming on strong with a multimillion-dollar war chest. To save their man, Carey aides began a desperate scramble for money. The schemes they hatched would make a mockery...
What set this particular test apart, however, was the ensuing debate--one that scientists at Shaman Pharmaceuticals, the cutting-edge company conducting the research, will never forget. At issue was whether or not to throw a live crab into the extract, just as native healers do. "We're thinking, How important could that be, for God's sake?" says Lisa Conte, president and CEO of Shaman. "But wouldn't you know, of the three extracts, the one with the crab in it was the only one that showed activity." Turns out that a component in a crab's shell...
Just when the British Telecom merger with MCI seemed like a done deal, up steps an American firm to throw a spanner in the works. WorldCom, the U.S. telecommunications upstart that bought CompuServe a couple of weeks ago and snapped up Brooks Fiber, a local telephone company Tuesday, decided Wednesday to have MCI for dessert. Money Daily reports that WorldCom will offer $30 billion in stock for the long-distance carrier, trumping BT's offer by about $12 billion. But it seems everyone was a winner as BT, MCI and WorldCom stock all soared on the London markets...