Search Details

Word: blocking (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

From that point, Harvard's head was stuck on the block, hopeless to stop the Quakers...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Shake Down: Quakers Rip Gridders | 11/14/1988 | See Source »

...second set, Harvard pulled out to a 7-5 lead on a block by junior Jennifer O'Shea and kills by senior Anderson, Burger and Schossberger. After Columbia rallied rallied to take a 10-8 lead, the Crimson bounced back to win seven of the next 10 points to tie the match...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Spikers Take Sixth at Ivy Tournament | 11/14/1988 | See Source »

...retailing giant (1987 revenues: $48.4 billion) was putting its landmark headquarters, the Sears Tower, on the block. Target price: a record $1 billion-plus. The offering was remarkable not just for its size but for its symbolism: the 110-story tower, which commands a view of four states, had seemed to signify the company's invincibility and dominance over the U.S. consumer marketplace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Moving Back to Main Street | 11/14/1988 | See Source »

...jumped out to a 9-1 advantage in the second set before senior Nicole Anderson recorded a block to stop Cornell's run. Anderson also scored a kill and junior Lee Polikoff recorded an ace to close the deficit to five...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Spikers Fall to Cornell In Ivy Tourney Opener | 11/12/1988 | See Source »

Kicking Game: Rich Friedenberg provides a strong, if unspectacular leg (22 of 22 on PATS and a long kick of 42 yards). Punter Dave Amendio is average, averaging 33.2 yards per boot. This week's prediction: Harvard will block an Amendio punt late in the third quarter...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Scouting Report | 11/12/1988 | See Source »

Previous | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | Next