Word: tightness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Bulldogs advanced the ball with four completions from quarterback Joe Walland to tight end Brian Scharf for first downs. Walland then finished the drive off with a nine-yard touchdown pass to fullback Derek Bentley...
...Israelis. They do a security check, and I?m given a permit five days later." Israelis control the border checkpoints onto the road, and reserve the right to arrest Palestinian travelers deemed a security threat. Although Arafat?s negotiators had initially resisted Israel?s demands for tight security control, they eventually conceded...
...number of workers--to 65,000--who would be able to keep their old pensions. Still, IBM senior vice president J. Thomas Bouchard, testifying before the Senate last week, said firms like his need the allure of cash balances to attract young, mobile high-tech workers in a tight talent market: "There just isn't enough money to go around to give a choice to everybody." Many employer groups warn that onerous restrictions could do more harm than good. "These well-meaning changes could actually create fewer defined-benefit plans," says Eric Lofgren, director of benefits consulting at Watson, Wyatt...
...slipped through, but most palpable was the band's cohesion and experience. Hailing from Brattleboro, Vt., the four began playing together in high school and have been performing professionally (in various forms) since 1993 throughout New England and at many festivals. This long history has made The Humming so tight musically with such a signature flow...
...Burren was maybe not the ideal venue for the band, since space was tight, but folks were definitely moving to old favorites like "Hurts So Bad," a jumping reggae romp with a mercilessly catchy beat. Ty Gibbons' six-string fretless bass moved beautifully in some of their slower songs like "Sweet May Hill", while Ian Steams' precise guitar-work was more delta blues than plain ol' rock-and-roll. Refreshingly, there was no one lead singer or star to this show--the guitar and bass were mic-ed equally, the drums and Frisbay's scat were given their...