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Most people who had sat on the hard concrete bleachers that day probably didn't give much thought to the 79-year old stadium. Not many doubted that it would withstand the extravaganza. But some wondered. And Athletic Director Jack Reardon must have been one of them...
...British have responded with a typically still upper lip. If Her Majesty's forces could travel more than 8,000 miles to fight in the cold of an Antarctic winter, the citizenry felt it could withstand a four-hour highway trip home in a moving parking lot, or bunking down overnight in the office with a sleeping...
...briefcase can even be used as a shield. Its tough synthetic fabric will withstand a .357 magnum bullet. To stymie any attempts to steal all this James Bond gadgetry, there is also an alarm that will sound six seconds after the case is ripped from the owner's grasp...
...investment into a firm with assets of $300 million in less than two years. A stylish dresser, Boesky stays in shape for his 18-hr, workdays by playing squash or tennis four times a week. Says he of risk arbitrage: "If one is willing to work hard and can withstand the mental and physical pressures, there is probably no more exciting enterprise...
...islands' population cannot withstand any large-scale defections without collapse, although only 100 Falklanders appear to have left during the entire war. Hunt claims that just two families are applying to leave permanently, but the tensions have already surfaced, dividing families that stayed in the capital during the occupation from those who "retreated" to the outlying settlements...