Word: breed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...University of Georgia ended its regular season last weekend as the toprated college football team in the country, but things weren't always so good down in Athens. This Southern breed of Bulldogs got its name because the school's first president was a Yalie, and, like its northern counterpart in New Haven, once had to face a Harvard squad on the gridiron. The result: On October 15, 1921, Harvard came away with...
...hottest cars in the U.S. these days is neither a Japanese import nor one of Detroit's new front-wheel drives. It is the Ford Mustang of the early breed: the slim, economical and sporty little models built between 1964 and 1968. Suddenly they are more sought after than any other classic. An early model in only fair shape sells for $6,000 to $8,000. Low-mileage convertibles in top condition have fetched as much as $18,000. In California, old Mustangs rank near the top on police lists of most-stolen cars...
...came to Harvard because, he explains, it offered the best academic opportunities and a football program which was "more or less what I wanted." He harbors no regrets. As captain, he says, "I concentrate on keeping up team spirit to breed a winning attitude--making sure we don't get down on ourselves, or each other." The only time this season Durst felt he had to "make a little bit more noise" was after the Princeton game, testimony to the unity this veteran squad possesses. He credits defenseive coordinator George Clemens, linebacker coach Alex Nahigian and secondary coach Leo Fanning...
...conservatives are not only out to eliminate the "other guys," but also their own breed, disemboweling the liberal influence in government needed to maintain the delicate balance of power within the bipolar system. While it is not true that the New Right controlled the election, neither is it true that all the targeted Democrats would have fallen without a tilt of the scales...
...that impulse may fade, Moore believes, as the Democrats seek a newer breed, with less static and traditional views. The Senate may offer some notable new stars, including Georgia's Sam Nunn and Connecticut's Chris Dodd. Among the young Democratic Governors who are potential comers in the party is West Virginia's Jay Rockefeller...