Word: thrown
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...also charged that the mass demonstrations were the result of efforts by the Palestine Liberation Organization to stage a comeback in the region at the expense of Jordan's King * Hussein. Said one senior official in Jerusalem: "The P.L.O. feels frustrated that it is not succeeding. It has been thrown to the wolves by Hussein, and it's afraid of seeing its grip lessened in the West Bank. After all, there has been a major attempt by Hussein to restore his own influence in the territory...
PRODUCING A FAIRY TALE in a college community is a risky business, although children's theater is often a genre which allows for wild, imaginative approaches. Cinderella fulfills the requirments of an entertaining tale with a dash of originality thrown into the bargain. But it is ultimately too faithful to the familiar story to be well suited for mature theater-goers...
...stint in Wisconsin. "He's a very intelligent guy. He was football smart, and he got a lot out of his ability," says Wampfler. "We put him at tight end on the goal line because he certainly wasn't noted for his speed, but when the ball was thrown to him, he caught...
Calling French Prime Minister Jacques Chirac's plan for greater university autonomy and selective admission "elitist," students in that country have been protesting proposed changes in the structure of the French university system since last Thursday. The students have thrown stones, barricaded streets, and burned police cars...
...Floyd Patterson, the youngest champion until last week. A Tyson left hook in the second round sent the World Boxing Council's Trevor Berbick bouncing across the ring and almost through the ropes. That made 28 victims in 28 fights, 26 by concussion, from "hydrogen bombs" thrown "with murderous intentions." Tyson also said, in a gentle lisp so becoming and contradictory, "Look at me. I'm just a boy, and I got this belt on my waist...