Word: boastfulness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...this point, Casper and Rudenstine appear to be the favorites, sources in the administration are saying. Both receive enthusiastic praise from their colleagues, and both boast valuable administrative experience...
...League. Despite losing its goalie, traditionally strong Brown promises to be an even tougher team then it was last year, when it handed the Crimson its only Ivy loss, a 21-16 decision under the lights in Providence, R.I. Led by All-America junior Andy Towers, the Bruins also boast prime-time attackers Darren Lowe and Jay McMahon, who together pack one of the nation's strongest offensive punches...
...women with promises of good pay, first-class training and career advancement. As a consequence, says Anthony Cordesman, professor of national-security studies at Georgetown University (and now something of a minor celebrity as a result of his sophisticated military analysis on ABC television), the Pentagon can boast of "an unprecedented level of professionalism that in every way is superior to the old conscript." This, says Cordesman, has bred "a new civil-military relationship" that permitted Schwarzkopf and his commanders to pursue their goals with a minimum of political interference...
...sharks, which evolved before the dinosaurs some 350 million years ago, are of enormous scientific interest and play a vital role in ocean ecology. Ranging from the 0.1-m (6-in.) Caribbean dwarf dog shark to the 18-m (60-ft.) whale shark -- the world's biggest fish -- they boast keen intelligence and some of the sharpest senses in the ocean. Many of the 350 species are capable of hearing a wriggling fish up to a mile away, and most can smell the merest trace of blood in the ocean. The shark's eyes work like night-vision goggles, seeing...
Junior tri-captain Jonny Kaye moved up to second seed, recapturing his winning ways with a new double boast shot to trounce on both his Midshipman and Diplomat opponent in three games each. The new strategic shot in which the ball hits the side wall, then the corner front wall, and then drops, could be what Kaye needs to defeat his Yale opponent in the match for the national championship next Wednesday...