Word: throwing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Republican leadership has promised across-the-board cuts to every program except Social Security and defense. We must ask why on earth these politicians feel compelled to throw money at fighter planes and protect this country's oldest generation while leaving its youngest hamstrung and hog-tied...
...battling the problem of fat: throw away the TV set. Nutritionists believe overweight people are particularly susceptible to external cues about food--and commercial TV offers a relentless barrage of such cues, showing creamy, crispy, salty, sugary, savory, toasty, melts-in-the-mouth, betcha- can't-eat-just-one concoctions. The dieter who wants to stop constantly thinking about food, yet spends each night in front of the tube, is doomed to failure...
...Monaco had to throw Boccanegra together in eight days-the chronically overbooked Placido Domingo was late in starting rehearsals; Vladimir Chernov, the Boccanegra, was silenced by flu; and Cheryl Studer, who was to sing Boccanegra's daughter, canceled. In a remarkable piece of last-minute luck, the Met was able to sign Te Kanawa. On opening night the ensemble came through under conductor James Levine's eloquent direction. Only the massive council-chamber scene looked tentative. Viva grand opera that is grand...
...People throw a lot of terms around like 'deficit.' They say, 'isn't it awful we have one?'" Bagby says. "But people don't even know what it all means...
Harvard will be led by sophomore center Kyle Snowden, who is first in the Ivy League in field goal percentage (54.8 percent), fourth in rebounding (6.9 per game) and 10th in free throw percentage (73.2 percent). He is the Crimson's leading scorer at 13.4 points per game and leading rebounder at 7.1 per contest. Snowden is coming of a career-high 24 points (including 10 straight field goals) in the 73-64 loss against New Hampshire on Tuesday...