Word: tracked
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...summer time, what with the Greenhouse Affect and all, or a person who wears a beret, which is a pain in the ass, all the time, or anyone who wears a safety pin in his cheek, which is just plain painful, for any amount of time. On the same track, people who only wear light jackets in freezing weather, supposedly because they believe them-selves to be weatherproof but mostly because they are trying to be cool (both physically and mentally), are also representative of this sort of affectedness...
...outcome, which will need shareholder approval, was a startling upset of Johnson, 56, and his top managers, who put the company into play on Oct. 19 and at first seemed to have the inside track. But they were outfoxed and outclassed in a bidding war in which prices soared so high that they were no longer the ultimate measures of value. The KKR team surpassed Johnson's group in demonstrating to RJR's board that it intended to give a fair shake to stockholders and employees, that it had the financial experience to raise the huge sum involved and that...
...California began whooping it up for Rand Corp. president Donald Rice, whose many qualifications include the fact that he is a close friend and golfing partner of the most influential defense expert in Congress, Democrat Sam Nunn. Rice, who flew to Washington last Wednesday, appeared to have the inside track...
...ideally suited for this role. In fact, the University could even house all undergrads here, eliminating all complaints about campus unity. The entire House system as well as Sever, Emerson, Robinson and Harvard Halls could then be converted into a more profitable enterprise, such as an amusement park/wax museum/go-cart track. It could have a catchy name such as "Harvard Funland," "Brown University" or something wacky like that...
...Harvard men's and women's indoor track teams began their winter season Saturday at the Gordon Track and Tennis Center with impressive victories over Boston College...