Word: attempting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...attempt to put one issue to rest just to keep my mind at ease. "Steffi retired so suddenly. But there's no end in sight for you, right?" I ask. "Oh no, no end in sight," she giggles. "You won't get that call from me tomorrow...
...Lanes 'n Games near Alewife, FM makes the metaphorical literal. Beneath the fluorescent lights of the alley, we get to know Professor Putnam up close and in the lane. In the heat of the game, we capture his personal technique, find out what he thinks about candlepin, and attempt--between frames--to grasp his theories of the decline of social capital in America with a bowler's grip...
...Such action represented a move forward, not an attempt to recapture life before industrialization...
...magazine, it appears that students' interest was not the first priority in this project; rather, the folders were originally created for a fundraising project (targeting alumni, our parents, Harvard budget-makers). You can see it in the tinsel-text, in the matte photographs, in the half-hearted attempt at a user's guide and especially in the crisp little compliments card...
Wilford led Harvard on the most efficient and deadly drive of the season. He set the tone for the game by completing his first two passes to sophomore receiver Andy Fried and urging the coaches to attempt a clutch fourth down in Dartmouth territory...