Word: tightness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...once served as prime minister. While the king was abroad for medical treatment, Daoud and a group of military insurgents−including the then and still obscure Col. Kadir−overthrew the Zahir monarchy, which Daoud condemned as corrupt and ineffective. But the Zahir family kept a tight hold on the top jobs and other spoils of power, and this time Col. Kadir vowed to throw them out once...
Last week the surge continued. The Dow Jones industrials rose 24 points on the first three trading days, then dropped 10 points on fears of tight money, but made up all that loss on Friday. The Dow closed at 837, up 24 points for the week−and up 71 points over the previous twelve trading days...
...stroke (Cunningham) made moves at odd times that kept us in a very tight race," Higginson said...
Riesman disagrees. He speaks of a "teach of perish" attitude in the tight academic job market that runs counter to the traditional complaints of "publish or perish...
...recalls her tryout for the School of American Ballet with amusement she did not feel at the time: "I believe that I had a black leotard on, red tights and saddle shoes. I had a huge stomach, teeny little legs and this tremendous head. The teacher came up to me and lifted my leg to see how limber it was. I was desperately holding on to the barre, and the foot I was standing on went right out from under me. I was so tight, so really unsuited for dancing." Admitted to the school despite her pratfall, she renounced skates...