Word: tug
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Emotional reactions to the current discussions between Harvard and Radcliffe range from ecstatic to fearful. But one thing's for sure--if Radcliffe were to tug on the purse strings of its alumnae post-merger, heartstrings in tune with Radcliffe "College" might snap...
Saturday afternoon also features a day ofcontests and activities ranging from tug-of-warand pedestal jousting to face painting and dogshows, some sponsored by non-college companies andgroups, according to The Dartmouth, the campusdaily...
...project boasts a 6,532-ft. (1.2-mile) center span--measured as the distance between the two towers--dwarfing the 1,595-ft. Brooklyn Bridge. Each of the towers, taller than a 90-story building, is equipped with 20 vibration-control devices; if winds make the structure sway, pendulums tug the towers back. The bridge is designed to withstand earthquakes as powerful as 8.0 on the Richter scale and is strung with enough steel cable to circle the globe seven times...
OLYMPICS Second Olympics (summer), Paris 22 nations attended 1,319 men, 11 women (first one they came to) France won the most medals, 102 (29 gold) Some events: golf, cricket, croquet, tug...
...lamp posts and bathroom stalls of the University by numerous organizations on campus. Some students may ignore the different views suggested to them as they wait for their bus ride to class, while others feel compelled to voice their counter argument. Still, some can do nothing but tug at those advertisements and toss them in the trash, omitting any possible threat that they perceived. They simply pretend those opinions don't exist...