Word: tug
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...that power, it is pitching, which has been surprisingly good so far, that may well be the key to the Mets' season. Top Starter Tom Seaver (who won seven of his first eight decisions) and Bullpen Ace Tug McGraw are producing as anticipated, and the Mets have been getting unexpectedly strong performances from Rookie Jon Matlack (who won his first five). With the strongest lineup the team has ever had, Berra has a good chance to take the Mets into their second World Series in his first year as their manager...
...nine known planets. But many astronomers have never given up hope of finding a tenth planet even farther from the sun. They have been encouraged in their search by irregularities in the orbit of the eighth planet, Neptune, which some suspect could be caused by the gravitational tug of a mysterious "Planet X." Until now, however, all efforts to sight Planet X have failed...
...peculiar irregularity: on each approach to the sun, Halley's Comet shows up as many as four days earlier or later than its predicted arrival date. That variation seemed to indicate that some unknown force must be influencing the comet's motion. Could it be the gravitational tug of a planet beyond Pluto...
...toes and knuckles. Other such tests of mettle include the finger pull (two combatants locking middle fingers and pulling until one hollers uncle) and the ear pull, in which the toughest ears in the Arctic are wound with cord and pitted against each other in a tug...
...past week, groups of students from the "poor ratio" Houses have been playing tug-of-war with students from the "good ratio" Houses to pull women into their Houses. Both sides have circulated petitions this week supporting their positions...