Word: agreement
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...nation has unwittingly conditioned its Presidential candidates to do the same--make only meaningless noises about the deficit. The perverse, tacit agreement between the electorate and the candidates is, "Don't upset us, even if you have to fib a bit, and we'll vote...
...current rules regulating Ivy League football are maintained--and administrators see no reason to revise them--Ivy League football will never again regain national prominence, coaches say. The Presidents' Agreement of 1954 relegates Ivy League football to second-class status in the world of big-time collegiate athletics, these coaches...
...when the Ivy League was officially created in 1954, league presidents severely limited the league's ability to compete nationally. The Presidents' Agreement of 1954 prohibited Ivy League teams from giving out athletic scholarships or participating in post-season play...
...agreement committed Ivy League schools to fielding teams of scholar-athletes. Finanical aid, the agreement said, should be distributed according to need, not on the basis of athletic talent...
Today, administrators and coaches are living with the ramifications of that agreement. Many Ivy League coaches are finding it increasingly difficult to compete for athletes with schools that offer scholarships...