Word: closely
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Cambridge political giant who holds both State House and City Council seats, has been an outspoken advocate of more money for public housing, day care and education--all important grass-roots "people's issues." But Graham forgot the most basic political rule of them all--respecting and staying in close touch with her constituency...
...raves we've been hearing about Harvard, the high pre-season ranking--I'm sure it's completely accurate," Morrone said. "We just want to be in a position to be close...
...close defensive soccer match, one quick, accurate shot can make a big difference...
...Germany and Australia brood about Janet Evans. McAllister's bad news for them is that she is getting better. "She's intense," he says. "Every week there'll be some set that she'll do faster than she's ever done before." The fact is that she is as close to a lock as bettors could ask in the 400- and 800-meter free events, and probably, despite a relative weakness in the butterfly, will take the 400- meter individual medley (100 meters each of backstroke, breaststroke, fly and freestyle...
...Welt. "Nowhere else do athletes work so intensely and with such concentration. All your problems are taken off your hands." Exhibition meets, medical bills, sponsorship, job worries, troublesome journalists -- all such distractions are largely unknown to them. But there are other pressures. Academic performance and political education are closely monitored. A "socialist family tree" -- no close relatives in the West -- is required for international competition...