Word: touche
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...touch & go to keep ATCO breathing. One example: AMCO ran short of cash to keep its subsidiaries operating, so it borrowed $1,400,000 from AVCO. AVCO, in turn, ran short, so it borrowed $500,000 from ATCO. ATCO then sold its interest in Checker Cab Manufacturing Corp., and later some new stock and was then able to help out AVCO, which was then better able to help AMCO...
...almost ten years, Novelist Cecil Scott Forester's tarry yarns (Beat to Quarters, Ship of the Line, etc.) have delighted readers of all ages-even those who usually get a touch of seasickness from historical romances, marine or otherwise. This fifth and (according to the publishers) last of the series is the poorest of the lot. It involves too much dry-land maneuvering and lush love-making on Hornblower's part, too little Royal Navy salt and lore...
Last week there was no sign that the Daily News, in losing Patterson, had lost his "common touch." Its headlines still crackled (IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT, u.s. ANSWER TO TITO); its editorials were still full of beans. Its latest comment on those who would share, or ban, the atom bomb: We SAY IT'S SPINACH AND WE SAY THE HELL WITH...
There had not been such a howl from the bleachers since Fred ("Bonehead") Merkle failed to touch second base...
Other sports included in the conglomerate competition are touch football, tennis, rowing, track, cross country, and swimming...