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...values. He talked about the problem of single parent homes and the instability caused by them. As a result of all this, Murphy Brown saw unprecedented television ratings and Quayle was vilified in the press for attacking single mothers. He protested that he had been misunderstood, but to no avail...

Author: By Jonathan N. Axelrod, | Title: The VP's Revenge | 9/21/1994 | See Source »

...admit that sometimes I've tried to use the Rangers' and Knicks' successes as a refuge from my eternal damnation as a Jersey sports fan, but to no avail...

Author: By Anand S. Joshi, | Title: New Jersey Confessions | 5/6/1994 | See Source »

Luma Al-Aptar '94 says that she was so bothered by the early morning noise she called representatives of both Harvard University and the City of Cambridge with her complaints, but to no avail...

Author: By Christine M. Griffin, | Title: Residents Roused Early From DeWolfe Dreams | 4/15/1994 | See Source »

...attention between saving lives and fighting off the Somalis -- "I'd fire a few rounds to push them back, then put my rifle across my lap and turn around to do my medical duties" -- several Rangers pulled at the crumpled wreckage to free Wolcott and the copilot. To no avail: it would eventually take a humvee with a towrope to pry the bodies free. Meanwhile, Somalis pressed ever closer, poking their weapons around doorways and firing blindly into the street...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Amid Disaster, Amazing Valor | 2/28/1994 | See Source »

Cornell would score five points in the final 1:45, but it would be of no avail...

Author: By Sean D. Wissman, | Title: W. Cagers Garner First League Win, Defeat Cornell, 72-57 | 2/12/1994 | See Source »

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