Word: felling
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...scored another 10 runs had it not been for the outstanding play of MIT's centerfielder, who robbed Scanlan and first basemen Nick Del Vecchio of home runs. Conjuring up images of the outfielder in "The Natural" running through the wall to catch Roy Hobbs' blast, the MIT centerfielder fell over the collapsible fence to snag Del Vecchio's shot, one of his 10 putouts...
...junk-bond department)) and hitting a climax when the firm was forced to plead guilty and pay what we thought were unnecessarily high penalties (($650 million)). Congress then changed the rules by requiring savings and loans to sell their high-yield bonds, and the market for those securities fell. Then Drexel faced yet another rule change, when the regulators suddenly raised our capital requirements. Literally overnight, they said we could no longer touch the $300 million in excess capital in our brokerage subsidiary...
...since the oil glut of 1986 have petroleum prices gone on such a wild ride. During trading last week, the futures price of crude fell below $16.50 per bbl. for the benchmark West Texas Intermediate, down more than $2 from the previous week and $5 since early March. While demand for oil usually softens during springtime, new calculations of the world's oil production have stunned commodity traders. Total output by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries exceeds 24.5 million bbl. per day, or 2 million beyond its agreed ceiling. At the same time, Saudi Arabia said it had discovered...
...daredevils, bungee jumping -- the origin of the name is unknown -- has spawned dozens of clubs in recent months. One of the first, Bungee Adventures in California, has already sent 8,000 thrill seekers over the edge. Although there have been no fatalities reported in the U.S., two French jumpers fell to their deaths last year when their cords severed, and a third died after colliding with a tower...
Harvard will have to avoid mental mistakes and swim agressively to out-maneuver the faster Michigan squad. In a recent game, Michigan fell by a respectable 5-1 margin to Slippery Rock, the perennial polo powerhouse that finished third in the nation last season...