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Word: turfing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...denounced the MCA offer to shareholders as "not being representative of the inherent worth of your company." Coke-L.A., they pointed out, is about to wrap up a deal of its own to acquire Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Mid-America. That would extend CCLA's marketing turf from Hawaii and the West Coast eastward. Both companies, like about 500 other Coke bottlers, are independent of the monster Coca-Cola Co. of Atlanta, which supplies bottlers for a fee with Coke syrup and rights to the trademark. The bottlers do not have to confine themselves to Coke: CCLA...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Jaws Tries to Swallow Coke? | 10/24/1977 | See Source »

Other than this costly error, the Crimson defense over powered the Terrier attack. Freshmen backs Michael Smith and Steve Yakopec dominated the middle of the Astro-Turf field. Smith, a hard-nosed Englishman, consistently and brilliantly out-leaped his foes, directing the all-important head balls to his teammates. Yakopec also demonstrated excellence at his midfield position with his tackles and head balls...

Author: By Peter Mcloughlin, | Title: Crimson Ties B.U.; Sanacore Tallies in 1-1 Game | 10/20/1977 | See Source »

Offensively, the Crimson had trouble penetrating the B.U. zone. The water-soaked Astro-Turf caused well-kicked balls to skip like stones on a lake, making ball control difficult to say the least. The Crimson did manage seven shots in the first half, versus nine for the Terriers...

Author: By Peter Mcloughlin, | Title: Crimson Ties B.U.; Sanacore Tallies in 1-1 Game | 10/20/1977 | See Source »

...that point, Crimson left fullback John Sanacore came out of nowhere to attempt a sliding tackle on a semi-breakaway by a URI forward. Sanacore just tipped the ball, and sent it spinning toward the corner of the goal, with net-minder Herold sprawled helplessly on the slippery turf after trying to switch directions...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Rain, Rams Leave Crimson Booters Tied at 0-0 | 10/18/1977 | See Source »

...offense, well, it's tough to expect much on a day better suited for scuba diving. Freshman Walter Diaz turned in another marvelous performance for Harvard, but constantly found himself thwarted by either a timely URI foul just as he was about to break a play, the turf, or a Ram defense that was in a word, stingy...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Rain, Rams Leave Crimson Booters Tied at 0-0 | 10/18/1977 | See Source »

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