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Word: biggest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...what was probably the biggest win of the Crimson comeback, freshman Amy Neuhardt, the Crimson's number four fencer, upset Wellesley's number one fencer, Melissa Sparks, in a close 5-4 bout...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., | Title: Spearwomen Nab Silver in Regionals | 3/2/1987 | See Source »

...will go into service next year, poses a major challenge to U.S. aerospace firms. The plane will compete in the $4.5 billion- a-year market for short-to-medium-range (up to 3,500 miles) jetliners. The Airbus 320 has already racked up 419 orders from 16 airlines -- the biggest advance sale in aviation history...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AIRPLANES: Royal Fete For a Eurojet | 3/2/1987 | See Source »

...something is done to help the chipmakers, it will be the result of + sustained lobbying by a trade group that boasts some of the country's biggest and most dynamic firms: IBM, AT&T, Texas Instruments, National Semiconductor and Advanced Micro Devices. For nearly two years they have vigorously complained that a vital and innovative industry was being destroyed not by bad business practices but by predatory competition. In a series of complaints filed with the U.S. Government, the industry alleged that the Japanese were using unfair trade practices in their zeal to penetrate the U.S. market. The smoking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fighting Off the Suitcase Brigade | 3/2/1987 | See Source »

...anyone who watched only the Dow Jones industrial average last week would have been unlikely to sense that history's biggest stock scandal was unfolding. Opening after a three-day weekend, the Dow jumped 54.14 points on Tuesday alone, a record rise for a single session. It set an all-time high of 2244.09 on Thursday before slipping back to close the week at 2235.24. The market's reaction was in direct contrast to its performance after the Boesky revelations last November, when it plunged briefly as investors dumped speculative takeover stocks. This time, big institutions and foreign investors evidently...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From Pinstripes to Prison Stripes | 3/2/1987 | See Source »

...definitely our biggest win," Harvard Assistant Coach Steve Bzomowski said. "We were playing relaxed, while they were playing with a lot of pressure on them...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: M. Cagers Shine As Ivy League Spoilers | 2/28/1987 | See Source »

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