Word: champion
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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With 14 members of the Crimson's national champion squad already the property of various NHL teams, there weren't many Harvard names to be bounced around in last week's NHL draft...
Part of the Kronos allure is that the group spices up technically assured string playing with slick show-biz trappings. The four frequently perform in color-coordinated outfits, and their concerts are often akin to performance art. Beyond that, the Kronos is a resolute, almost fanatic champion of new music. It has given world premieres of more than 200 works, including five so far this year. "When people come to a Kronos concert," says Jeanrenaud, "they know they will hear something that requires a reaction, even if they don't like what they are hearing. You can't just...
Many suspect that Yang is the true champion of the military push into Tiananmen. While Deng heads the shadowy but omnipotent Central Military Commission, the President has placed relatives in key positions in the military hierarchy; one of the units involved in the Tiananmen massacre was under the personal command of his brother Yang Baibing. If Deng, through loss of face or life, ceased to rule China, Yang Shangkun might attempt to maneuver himself into the leadership of the Central Military Commission and replace Deng as China's most eminent leader...
...following Mitropoulis through the Kennedy School's post-election revolving doors were Hale Champion--Dukakis' chief of staff--and Heather P. Campion--Kitty Dukakis' director of operations...
...There aren't many places left in this society where everybody agrees that government is a good thing," Champion said when he returned to the school in February. "At the Kennedy School, almost everybody agrees...