Word: catch
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...proletariat, as represented by its vanguard, the Party. In practical terms, Moscow-style Communism also insists on rigid central planning; that kind of "command" economy is in trouble if it cannot command its own workers. For these reasons, the Soviets are nervous that the Polish disease will catch elsewhere in the East bloc and touch off worker demands for free unions and other liberalizations...
...remain in Iran. Ironically, no one sounded more eager to send the Americans home last week than I.R.P. Leader Ayatullah Seyyed Mohammed Beheshti, who had previously been instrumental in prolonging the crisis. Said Beheshti: "The U.S. has to a large extent met our demands. There is now no basic catch in reaching a final solution...
...ahead of the times and once in a while turned, bowed low, gave the times a razz and dared them to catch up. The slow songs were heart stoppers, the fast ones adrenaline rushes of wit, low-down love and high, fabulous adventure. The songs became, all together, an orchestration of a generation's best hopes and fondest dreams...
Catchy pop music of the sort you wish wouldn't catch you. Deborah Harry and the band have a sound that contrives to be both congenial and clammy, like a wet suede coat. In The Tide Is High, their current hit, they sound like a bunch of loaded reggae freaks who wake up in a Mexicali beer joint. As the title implies, this record is a machine-tooled product, but if Detroit had as keen an idea of its market as Blondie, there would be no need for federal subsidies...
...addition to her shot selection, Corrigan's quickness on the court frustrated McCabe's attempts to catch her out of position. After losing the first two games 15-5 and 15-3, McCabe began the third game with several drop shots, and led, 6-3. But Corrigan soon adjusted and completed the sweep...