Word: tossed
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...cold, just right--David Wyss, chief economist of Standard & Poor's DRI, the economic-consulting firm, poses this question: "Will the bears eat Goldilocks?" (As in the fairy tale, there are three bears--the Asian, Russian and Wall Street varieties.) His answer: It's a toss-up. Right now Wyss sees a fifty-fifty chance of an outright recession before the end of the year 2000. Wyss would have shifted the odds to favor recession if the Federal Reserve had continued to hold out against interest-rate cuts. But in late September the Fed did push through a quarter-point...
...arrived early, before the Lehigh team bus, even, to fire up a grill, break out the chips and toss a pigskin at a tailgate. A brat, two burgers and several dropped fly patterns later, I made my way into Harvard Stadium, just as the sun took the bite out of the brisk October...
Despite the late collapse, Harvard could takepositives from the performance. The Harvard teamthat took the field was totally different from theone that played the first two games. As the teamcame through the tunnel, it pummeled captainBrendan Bibro, who was waiting at midfield. Afterthe toss, the team mobbed Bibro again, replicatinglast year's pre-game ritual...
...third quarter, Lehigh cut the lead tothree after a 13-yard touchdown run by seniorrunning back Brian Baker. Baker took a toss rightand had two offensive linemen in front of him. Theplay ended a 67-yard drive that only took fiveplays and 1:54. Lehigh ate up most of its yards ona 31-yard completion to Braswell, who shieldedjunior cornerback Glenn Jackson from the ball withhis body then drew a 5-yard face mask penalty...
Poirier knows about the relatives who still go to the water's edge in Peggy's Cove, where the salvage boats are etched in gray on a soft horizon, and toss flowers into the sea. He says he'll dive through December if necessary...