Word: thrown
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...large wrench was thrown into the operation when the French and Spanish refused to permit F-111s to fly over their territory. A mission by U.N. Ambassador Vernon Walters to line up support from the allies failed to change their minds. So instead of flying 1,600 nautical miles due southeast from Britain to their targets, the squadron would be forced to keep to international skies and detour 2,800 nautical miles around the Iberian peninsula...
...batter hit a hard line drive at Tufts' second baseman. A few hitters bunted but were thrown out. Not many others have come close...
...visiting Judges grounded into two double plays, managed only four hits on the afternoon, and had a runner thrown out at the plate in the fifth inning and the potential tying run caught stealing in the seventh...
...separate essays, with the same glib descriptions: President John T. Kirkland is always "charming," President Charles W. Eliot is "the right sort," George Santayana is eccentric. All of the characters are flat. The authors, some of whom are quite popular for their lively lecture styles, seem to have thrown these essays together on a free weekend, using whatever information was easily available...
...recent 15:35American Bar Association study found that only 9% of the civil RICO suits it sampled had allegations of typical Mob crimes, like arson, bribery or extortion. Most of the rest simply alleged securities or commercial frauds. Often even garden-variety contract disputes have RICO charges thrown...