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...because they will rely too much on sophomores. (Although they led the Dartmouth freshman team to an undefeated season last year, they are young.) Columbia falls into a preseason fourth place; it's time for the veterans making up the squad--starters the past two years--to spur the dark horse from New York...
...only a beginning. The U.S. program also calls for stabilizing world market prices of the commodities on which many Latin American economies depend. It encourages setting up common markets to spur exports and thus production. It demands effective social reforms such as land reform and graduated income taxes that would help to narrow the all-too-wide gap between the indifferent rich and the suffering poor...
...Russian display was a cause for concern although not necessarily for alarm. It was yet another spur to Washington's current reappraisal of U.S. military planning (see THE NATION) to determine whether the U.S. had the hard ware necessary for its defense. But the best answer to Russia's new planes may not be a better plane, but a new rocket or more Polaris submarines...
...Latest of the persuaders, a rig of FM speakers to spur impulse buying at point of sale. The Sellaprompter, installed by Robolease Corp., bleats a 5¼-sec. sales "prompt" for individual products over speakers 33 times hourly. Big Brother shows its mercy by interrupting prompts for music, is paid for by product manufacturers (e.g., Borden, Heinz, Pillsbury, General Foods). Cost per message...
What else have I to spur me into song...