Word: tightness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...just reading the tight end all day, I was waiting for him," Jacobs said while signing autographs for Cub Scouts after the game. "I almost picked that one off. I saw 70 yards of astroturf ahead of me. Six points, six points flashing...
...obligingly give them all the time they need to repay their loans. Surely the bank could insist that the government repay on schedule--the government would not dare default. Yet Manufacturers Hanover, rather than putting pressure on the apartheid regime by withholding loans, helps that regime out of a tight spot--a role that U.S. banks have played for far too long in South Africa. The University claims to oppose such behavior by banks--yet now we find members of the Corporation trying to justify the banks' role and directly contradicting their own decision in the process. Yes, Harvard favors...
...were just trying to close them down," captain and defensive leader Jim Langton said of the Crimson's tight man-to-man coverage in its zone...
...raise sugar beets. At an average yield of 15 tons an acre, and a depressed price this year of around $21 a ton, the typical beet grower will receive $315 an acre, producing a thin profit in view of the heavy investment required. But Benedict's mechanization and tight management enable him to grow 20 tons an acre, worth $420, enough to promise a worthwhile return...
What follows at this not-so-grand hotel covers most of the seven deadly sins. Despite its emphasis on tight plotting and revolving guests, the series does not scrimp on atmosphere or the incidental grace notes that so enriched Upstairs, Downstairs. The supply of gifted British character actors seems as inexhaustible as ever. John Rapley does several small but exquisitely understated turns as Louisa's fond, henpecked father; his face looks like a suet pudding garnished with two cocktail onions and a stray mustache. The sets are lavish collages of deep textures and polished surfaces, and the outdoor locations seem...