Word: breaking
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fully expect we will break the [1986] record by graduation," Orchard said yesterday. "Class spirit really starts to build as graduation gets closer. Fundraising goes though the roof...
After the first of two laps in the final race, Rainey was boxed in by several runners. It wasn't until the last 200 meters that she was able to capitalize on her excellent kick to break through the box, passing USC's Michelle Taylor and Edith Nakiyingi of Iowa State down the final stretch...
...Suzanne ran a tremendous race," Sheehan said. "She just ran a great race, an intelligent race. Suzanne made the break with her, catching up to her each time. It wasn't until the last 200 meters that Goodman made a sustained...
...your letter, especially the news that someone else has noted your writing ability," she remarks after learning of her son's job opportunity at the Times. No matter that his abilities had already earned him big-league distinction in Europe; Mother Baker thought the offer was just the break he needed...
This summer, the experts say, everything old is gold again. "1989 has the makings to break all records," says Larry Gerbrandt of Paul Kagan Associates, a media-research firm. "We're seeing sequels to some of the most successful movies ever. And since no two of the big ones are being released head to head, each of them could hit a home run." Notes producer Laurence Mark: "Sequels aren't necessarily about a failure of the Hollywood imagination. They're about lowering risks." So why, in a business full of expensive risks, shouldn't Hollywood be allowed just one near...