Word: volleyed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...victory in parliamentary elections last March. Since then, however, Yeltsin has been sniped at by both opponents and supporters of Mikhail Gorbachev for being too brash and publicity hungry in his criticisms about the pace of perestroika. Last week Yeltsin was shot at again, but this time the volley went right through his foot, and the finger on the trigger...
...offensive surge of the game, initiated by Montalbano's free kick from the right flank. The senior sweeper lobbed a perfect crossbar to forward Kari Morioka, whose flick-header ricocheted off the crossbar. Midfielder Sue Carls had a shot blocked in the penalty area. Forward Robin Johnston had a volley deflected over the bar. And halfback Tracey Hackeling headed Carls' ensuring corner kick just wide of the near post...
Johnston received a header from junior halfback Tracy Hackeling, turned away from two defenders and rifled a right-footed half-volley into the left corner of the net for her fifth goal of the young season...
...outset, with substitute sweeper John Shue scoring the game-winner on a corner kick 16 minutes into the contest. Senior center forward Derek Mills swung the kick past MIT netminder Jack Olson. The loose ball was deflected by senior striker Nick D'Onofrio to Shue, who pounded a volley into the back of the open net for a 1-0 lead...
Corboy's lawsuit was the first volley in what promises to be a high-stakes legal battle over the Iowa crash. Some attorneys have even taken to calling the tragedy "Sue City" because of the huge number of lawsuits that are expected to follow. While the 185 survivors and the next of kin of the 111 who were killed are the ultimate beneficiaries, the struggle will take place between a small cadre of plaintiffs' lawyers and their counterparts, who represent airlines, aviation manufacturers and their insurance companies. That kind of tug-of-war has grown increasingly fierce over the past...