Word: tossing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...contest started on an auspicious note as Cornell won the pre-game toss of the puck and chose to defend the east end of Watson rink. The Big Red, thus avoided the taunts of Harvard's vocal, intimidating fans situated in section 18 and 19. Cornell goalie Steve Napier was bombarded in the second period with two hefty fish, and the enemy netminder let by two Crimson goals. While performing amidst the peace of the east end, during the first, third and overtime periods, Napier gave up only one tally...
Named commander of the Second Fleet in the Atlantic in 1974, Turner resorted again to unconventional tactics. He checked on the readiness of his ships by making surprise visits by helicopter. Then he would toss a life preserver into the ocean and order sailors to save a hypothetical man overboard. His ambition was to become Chief of Naval Operations, but his plans were interrupted last March by his Commander in Chief. Since Turner remains in the Navy, he is accused by critics in the CIA of using the intelligence post as a steppingstone to the Joint Chiefs of Staff...
...rate it as a toss up now," Berizzi said. "Sure our times were better than theirs early in the season; we had a lot more to prove than them. We all knew their times would come down eventually, and they did when they swam well in January...
...captain Jim Corcoran said Saturday, "We thought there were two or three matches they would win and two or three we would win. The rest were toss-ups and they...
...England's most sumptuous restaurants, Hintlesham Hall in Suffolk and London's Carrier's: "Every time you travel, come back with a dish, not a postcard. Learn to cook the secrets of the world and make them your own by adding curiosity and daring. Toss aside all hoity-toity rules and regulations. When entertaining, make only two dishes, which you must know. Try out anything...