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  • You couldn't find a more Boston-y political scandal than this even if Red Auerbach busted out of his coffin, made a B-line for a tony Beacon Hill brothel and was caught there alongside Tom Menino in in a sting operation conducted by some staties and assorted members of the J. Geils Band.

    HUFFPOST HILL - OCTOBER 26TH, 2010 Eliot Nelson 2010

  • You couldn't find a more Boston-y political scandal than this even if Red Auerbach busted out of his coffin, made a B-line for a tony Beacon Hill brothel and was caught there alongside Tom Menino in in a sting operation conducted by some staties and assorted members of the J.

    HUFFPOST HILL - OCTOBER 26TH, 2010 The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • As F. J.Bergman points out B-line should be bee-line, as in “as the crow flies”.

    I Don’t Think That Word Means What You Think it Means… « A Fly in Amber 2008

  • You couldn't find a more Boston-y political scandal than this even if Red Auerbach busted out of his coffin, made a B-line for a tony Beacon Hill brothel and was caught there alongside Tom Menino in in a sting operation conducted by some staties and assorted members of the J. Geils Band.

    HUFFPOST HILL - OCTOBER 26TH, 2010 The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • I do agree that transit brings in foot traffic, especially ‘BRT’-like service like the B-line.

    The Granville Street effect « Stephen Rees's blog 2009

  • Historically ‘Rapid Transit’ in Vancouver has meant either ‘light-metro’ SkyTrain or ‘B-line’ bus but there is already a B-line bus along this route.

    Mayor releases plan to make Vancouver the world’s greenest city by 2020 « Stephen Rees's blog 2009

  • A stooped inverted "U" at first; his gait, a frantic, poised serif, continues with a rapid B-line backtrack to the letter's hump.

    on the deck 2009

  • After every flight, I make a B-line to the counter, hoping to be first on line, or at least ahead of those unprepared travelers who wander over without a reservation and then anguish over their vehicle choice like it was an entrée on the menu at a fancy French restaurant.

    Taking the Hertz $50 challenge 2009

  • After every flight, I make a B-line to the counter, hoping to be first on line, or at least ahead of those unprepared travelers who wander over without a reservation and then anguish over their vehicle choice like it was an entrée on the menu at a fancy French restaurant.

    Taking the Hertz $50 challenge 2009

  • There were at least 25 people in front of me in the B-line, so things weren't looking good, and it didn't help matters much at all that the guy directly behind me took it upon himself to - every couple of minutes or so - call a friend who had already gotten in and ask how many seats were left.

    Archive 2009-04-01 Reel Fanatic 2009

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