Word: claimed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Iraq's last reported action in the gulf was Friday, when the official Iraqi news agency said Baghdad's forces sunk a small Iranian naval craft. That claim was not confirmed by ndependent sources or Iran, which is fighting a 74-year-old war with Iraq...
Harvard (5-0), finishing only five seconds off the course record, crossed the finish line in 5:49.6 in nearly-perfect racing conditions to claim the Compton Cup. The previously-undefeated Tigers were beaten by almost four seconds and MIT straggled across the finish line 19 second later...
However, the time for looking beyond opponents is gone, and with four impressive victories under its belt, the Crimson are ready to try and claim its first H-Y-P championship since...
...campaign; 2) the precedent of presidential candidates without prior office as governor and congressman is on his side; 3) the precedent of presidential campaigns seeking to empower marginal strata and policies is no his side. Thus, since there is no factual, legal, or normative support for Joseph's claim. I deduced, rather reasonably I think, that Joseph doesn't favor a Black candidate or at least a Black candidate who is progressive on issues relating to Blacks and other marginal strata or issues. This I call "neoracist...
Even if this enthusiastic claim is true, it is not reason enough to justify last week's patent. The action of the Patent Office in accepting Harvard's application sets a horrible precedent and shows a complete lack of consideration for the sanctity of life--even if that life doesn't happen to be human...