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A Dictionary of Business and Management
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punt (Ir£) The Irish pound: formerly the standard monetary unit of the Republic of Ireland, divided into 100 pence. It was subsumed into the
euro for all purposes except cash transactions in January 1999 and abolished in 2002.
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 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
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PUNTS COULD BE KEY USC WARY OF KICK RETURNER.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 9/8/2001; 700+ words
; ...nation last season in punt returns, averaging 22.8 yards and returning three punts for touchdowns. ``This...s averaging 23 yards a punt return so you'd have...The fact Lockett returns punts is a bit of a Cinderella...Kansas State's regular punt returner at the start...
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Punts give illusion of quality
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 11/27/2005; 373 words
; ...remained. Some say the punt facilitates the formation...although the fact that punts are routinely found in...manufacture bottles without a punt. The main reason we continue to put deep punts into prestige bottles is that a punt displaces volume. Many...
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 "Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL)")
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Weather helps punt-blocking efforts Bears Notebook
Newspaper article from: Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL); 12/24/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...The first blocked punt was the first of a Packer punt since the Bears did it...Bears ever blocked two punts in a game and the first time the Packers had two punts blocked since Detroit...t scored a TD on a punt block since Anthony Marshall...
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 "Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)")
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Dangerous duty on punt returns.
Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA); 9/12/2007; 700+ words
; ...he had not returned punts or kickoffs in college...reliable-enough punt catcher and special...a fourth-quarter punt 63 yards for a touchdown...dropped back to catch punts only after return...the Packers, are punt returners, as well...running back, returns punts. He did not ...
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Auditions begin for punt
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 11/29/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...was reliable in fielding 18 punts and two kickoffs, fumbling...averaged just 5.7 yards on 11 punt returns and 14 yards on the...long returns of 15 yards on punts and 24 on kickoffs. Lee had one punt return for four yards this season...
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 "The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)")
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UO punt teams fail to kick it into gear.(Sports)(Oregon has trouble both kicking and fielding, helping Arizona pile up points on the scoreboard)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 11/19/2006; 700+ words
; ...Andiel Brown fumbled a punt that Arizona recovered...maker in terms of fielding punts, but he erred Saturday...happens when it's a short punt I should just let it hit...quarter and fielded a punt cleanly, drawing sarcastic...punting, and Saturday had punts of 35 and 39 yards...
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Lack of coverage; Stopping punt returners is a concern.(SPORTS)(REDSKINS INSIDER)(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 10/22/2008; 700+ words
; ...criticized for his struggles in the punt-return game this year, and his...better for the Redskins when they punt. A punt-coverage team that ranked among...the hang time or placement of the punts. And the special teams veterans...
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 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
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Throwing a block party; Gophers punt return team celebrates its new reputation as a barricade.(SPORTS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 9/18/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...knows his team will punt - a lot - today...have blocked two punts for 10 points, have...Jones have blocked two punts in their career. And if you think the "The Punt Killers" feast only...his second game as a punt returner. Asked if...good at returning punts, Mason smiled and...
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 "Courier News (Elgin, IL)")
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Weather helps punt-blocking efforts
Newspaper article from: Courier News (Elgin, IL); 12/24/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...The first blocked punt was the first of a Packer punt since the Bears did it...Bears ever blocked two punts in a game and the first time the Packers had two punts blocked since Detroit...t scored a TD on a punt block since Anthony Marshall...
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 "Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)")
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COUGARS PUT MORE ADVENTURE INTO PUNTS.(Sports)(Column)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 9/8/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...return, Blunt makes a two-step punt. The formation allows the Cougars...downfield quicker and corral the punt returner. In Cougs terms...more options to convert fake punts. "We still have the ball...prudent thing would have been to punt no matter what. But Northern...
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punt
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
punt 1 / pənt / • n. a long...xA0; [ tr. ] convey in such a boat. punt 2 • v. 1. [ tr. ] Football kick...reaches the ground: he used to be able to punt a football farther than anyone. ∎...
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Punt
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Punt , ancient land S of Egypt accessible by way of the Red Sea. Its...at Deir el Bahari in W Thebes depict an Egyptian expedition to Punt in the reign of Hatshepsut. From Punt the Egyptians obtained slaves, as well as gold and incense.
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Brown, Tim
Book article from: Notable Sports Figures
...running back a kickoff return and a punt return. He is the Raiders all-time...yards and was a prodigy at returning punts and kickoffs for touchdowns. Though...kick returner after sharing AFC lead in punt returns (11.4 yard average) 1992...
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Sanders, Deion
Book article from: Notable Sports Figures
...football and scored six touchdowns on punt or interception returns. As a senior he led the country in yardage for punt returns with an average of 15.2 yards...minutes into the game, Sanders returned a punt for a 68-yard touchdown, becoming the...
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Somalia
Encyclopedia entry from: Countries and Their Cultures
...Identification. Somalia was known to the ancient Egyptians as the Land of Punt. They valued its trees which produced the aromatic gum resins frankincense and myrrh. Punt is also mentioned in the Bible, and ancient Romans called it Cape Aromatica...
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