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Word: tossing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Assuring itself of at least a tie for the Ivy title, Dartmouth sailed with the arm of senior quarterback Buddy Teevens, who completed 16 of 21 passes with one touchdown toss, and the legs of sophomore halfback Jeff Dufresne, who churned out 127 yards and three scores...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: Dartmouth Drops Brown From First With 31-21 Upset | 11/13/1978 | See Source »

Holding a 10-7 lead in the third period, Yale turned a miracle to put the game in its favor. Senior quarterback Pat O'Brien lofted a down-the-middle toss to favorite target John Spagnola, but the Eli receiver could only tip the pass high up into...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: Dartmouth Drops Brown From First With 31-21 Upset | 11/13/1978 | See Source »

People who live in times of rapidly rising prices shouldn't throw stones. New Yorker Patrick McCarthy, 58, knows that when he is sober. But when he has a tipple or two, he tends to have an urge to toss a rock through a window and then waits patiently to be arrested. In 26 years he has broken at least 44 panes and, as a result, has spent about ten years in jail on misdemeanor charges. Neither psychiatrists nor specialists at a federal alcoholism center have been able to help...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Americana: Costly Breaks | 11/13/1978 | See Source »

...camera might not be kind to her. Her strong jaw, aquiline nose, and high cheekbones are riveting, rather than cover-girl cute. Much of her appeal stems from her continuous movements: the shrug of a shoulder, the toss of a stray curl, the arch of an eyebrow. Her hands are especially graceful, whether swimming gently in the air to punctuate her speech, or flinging back a scarf in an Isadora Duncan-like gesture. The interviewer drinks in the entire picture--the jawline, the blacks and purple clothing, the dark eyes set in white skin--and a one-word impression forms...

Author: By Troy Segal, | Title: An Actor's Actress | 11/8/1978 | See Source »

...game was played evenly throughout the first half, which ended with Washington ahead 10-7. Washington's Billy Kilmer matched Jones first half touchdown pass with a 31-yard toss...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Jones Touchdown Passes Lead Colts to 21-17 Win Over 'Skins | 11/7/1978 | See Source »

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