Word: boast
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Harvard freshman basketball team methodically breezed past Worcester Academy, 66-60, last night in the IAB. With only two games remaining in their season, the freshman cagers now boast an impressive 12-1 record...
...year and will probably be worth more when his presidency ends. One big client was the phosphate industry, which only recently lost its battle to avoid a special tax. But during the years Smith was lobbying for the industry, he was always able to make good on his boast: "There ain't going to be no phosphate tax this year...
...Navy. The Tomcat is equipped to carry the Phoenix missile, which is capable of knocking out the Soviets' newest interceptor, the MIG-25, but costs $23.3 million ?more than twice the original estimated price. The Soviet Union has the edge in antiaircraft missiles. Its air defenses boast some 10,000 launchers, including the deadly SA-6, which knocked down U.S.-built jets with devastating accuracy during the Middle East...
Both squads are not only undefeated (with 5-0 records), having crushed all of their unlucky foes, but they also boast many nationally prominent swimmers including some who have produced among the best times in the nation so far this season...
...this changes when Princeton comes to town on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers boast a few nationally ranked swimmers of their own and lead the Eastern League with a 4-0 record. They have a freshman freestyler whose battle with Tetlow in the long distance events should provide the meet's highlight. Not only do the Tiger swimmers excel; the Princeton diving program is rated one of the country's best...