Word: throws
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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Your Essay "The Sad Truth About Big Spenders" [Dec. 8] gets me where it hurts. Most of us are your average Joes. We like grand gestures. Big spenders are our fantasies realized. Somewhere along the line they broke out of the mold and temporarily excelled. Now they can throw their money around. Just as we would, if we too made the big time...
...government would seem to present the opposition Labor Party with a golden opportunity. Polls show that Labor would win an absolute majority of seats in the Knesset if elections were held today. Nonetheless, there is a possibility that the party, which ruled Israel from 1948 to 1977, may throw away its big chance to return to power. Reason: it is bogged down in a vindictive leadership battle that Israelis refer to simply as "the struggle...
...powered water-heating system that has cut his natural gas bill in half. The city council has another innovative proposal to encourage the use of solar power: Roach and others will be permitted to buy air rights so that no tall buildings or trees will ever be able to throw a shadow over their place...
...nice when we come in for parties--it's something we've been planning for and looking forward to all week. It's also our one chance to meet and impress guys; Harvard girls can not only see men every day, but they can also hear about a party, throw on a pair of jeans, and be at the party within five minutes...
Coach McCurdy was equally impressed by several other improved performances. Sophomore Alec Quintero upped his personal best in the 35-lb. weight throw by three feet. And Greg Froehlich cleared 13 ft. 6 in. to capture his first varsity pole vaulting...