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Word: atop (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Schlondorff misunderstand his little hero or has he simply made only token efforts at linking each sequence to the whole? He manages to reduce the most profound chapter of Grass' novel, a discussion about art and life between a midget magician and a soliderly artist to a frolicking picnic atop a cement pillbox...

Author: By David Frankel, | Title: The World According to Oskar | 4/28/1980 | See Source »

...Reeling in a fastbreak pass from fellow co-captain Dave Wigglesworth, Predun drove from the left to the front of the cage and opened the second quarter with another tally. Rainaldi quickly followed suit with the last of his markers--four for the days work--and the Crimson stood atop the mountain with a 9-2 advantage...

Author: By Michelle D. Healy, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Laxmen Zap UNH, Predun Bags Six | 4/24/1980 | See Source »

...Black and White oarswomen face a crucial duel with Yale next weekend and the Eastern Sprints championship May 10. If they prevail they will rest atop the national rankings...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Heavy weights Sweep in Weekend Races | 4/21/1980 | See Source »

Trailing early in each contest, the Crimson proved it can come from behind, pounding out 8-4 and 10-4 victories to zoom atop the Eastern League standings with a 5-0 record...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Crimson Pounds Dartmouth, 8-4, 10-4 | 4/14/1980 | See Source »

Moving from Title IX, Hufstedler discusses her views about the federal government's relations with private educational institutions; "Where federal involvement is necessary," she has said, "our goals should be maximum efficiency and cooperation, minimum disruption and domination." Sitting atop the bureaucratic tentacles, she reiterates that view, promising that the federal role in control of education, despite warnings from President Bok and others, will not increase because decision-making has been centralized in the new department...

Author: By Robert O. Boorstin, | Title: Hufstedler Meets Washington | 4/2/1980 | See Source »

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