Word: throwing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...while love in bloom may dazzle audiences, in the music business it can incite suspicion and jealousy. Some agents and managers hint darkly that Alagna has used his clout to get plum recording deals for Gheorghiu. Others say Alagna doesn't need to throw his weight around; Gheorghiu can scheme quite nicely on her own. Certainly some intricate maneuvering took place during negotiations for a new recording of Romeo et Juliette, masterminded for RCA by Placido Domingo, who plays the hero. Gheorghiu backed out of a pledge to the project--but guess who she will record the opera with...
Even worse, I had to throw my hands in the air trying to follow Michigan basketball. As I graduated high school, I watched fellow Detroit Country Day alum Chris Webber and the rest of the Fab Five blow it in the NCAA finals again. Last spring, I suffered through watching a bunch of new hot shots stink up Dayton Arena in a firstround loss to the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers...
...challenges that led up to Rostenkowski's plea bargain last week, his lawyers blazed a trail of legal precedents that could significantly benefit future suspected congressional culprits. One decision makes it more difficult to prosecute breaches of less-than-crystal-clear congressional rules; it has already been used to throw out charges against former Ohio Representative Mary Rose Oakar for writing bad checks to the now defunct House bank. Another Rosty precedent is expected to make it harder for prosecutors to pursue members when otherwise illegal behavior is intertwined with official duties...
Franzese (2-3, two runs) led off the fifth and was sacrificed to second by Feinberg. Reinhard (2-2, one run, two RBIs) promptly singled up the middl, and Franzese easily beat the throw home. A slower runner may not have made...
...against the Tiger's high-powered offense is to play strong team defense and not let them get many possessions. In order to achieve this, Harvard must secure ground balls, win faceoffs and not throw the ball away...