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...really disquienting," Greene said of the current. "We were excited because the water looked so much flatter than the Charles usually does. But we ended up zig-zagging all over the place, and Maye [Chen] was forced to do a lot of steering...

Author: By Katy Schmid, | Title: Radcliffe Crew Tops Syracuse, Green | 4/22/1991 | See Source »

...literally and metaphorically, he abandoned the playing field. He later said he would wait for Congress to clear up the confusion he had helped engender. / Bush's vacillation confounded his allies and delighted his opponents. Newspapers across the country bannered headlines studded with words like WAFFLE, RETREAT, BLINK and ZIG-ZAG. Bush's approval rating, which stood in the mid-70s only a month ago, plummeted 10 to 15 points. It was, said a senior Administration official, "the worst week of his presidency." The outpouring of criticism reflected long-held doubts about Bush's approach to domestic affairs. G.O.P. strategists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Read My Hips | 10/22/1990 | See Source »

...Wild Thing" immediately finds himself at odds with the conservative world of baseball. His hair is goofy--spiked high with a razor-cut zig-zag on the sides. His casual attitude toward his appearance causes the manager to chide, "We wear caps and sleeves at this level...

Author: By Seth A. Gitell, | Title: Taking a Swing at the Movies | 4/29/1989 | See Source »

...that spirit, the convention followed up its election of Stanley by voting in Moore as first vice president of the S.B.C. It was a pointed gesture of compromise. Moore's principal rival was Incumbent Zig Ziglar, a layman who has spent the past year assailing "liberal" professors. The Dallas meeting also chose an extraordinary 22-member "peace committee" to hash out internecine differences...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Battling Over the Bible | 6/24/1985 | See Source »

...Zig Ziglar's Secrets of Closing the Sale, Ziglar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fiction: Best Sellers: Oct. 22, 1984 | 10/22/1984 | See Source »

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