Word: coasting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...chimps getting sick? To learn more, WHO researchers last month began studying chimpanzees in the remote Tai forest of the Ivory Coast, where the virus is known to have struck the animals twice since 1993. The scientists plan to scrutinize any changes in chimp behavior or eating patterns during the midyear rainy season, when the earlier outbreaks occurred. Already local workers are building platforms high in the forest canopy to trap creatures that might serve as a conduit between the infected animals and people...
Harvard maintained the 11-point cushion for much of first period, until a Brown rally pulled the Bears to within seven, 26-19, with 3:47 left to play. Following a Crimson timeout, Reinhard made a steal and went coast-to-coast for a lay-up, swinging the momentum back to Harvard...
...rights." Saturday's flotilla, initially estimated at six boats has now grown to include about a dozen. The Cuban government issued a statement that it "will take necessary measures" if any of the boats enter Cuban waters. The U.S. government, unwilling to take any chances, has ordered Coast Guard cutters to accompany the vessels from Key West to the site of the memorial service and back...
...final set, the Elis were obviously psychologically out of the game, with passes going all over the place. However, Harvard seemed to just coast at times, playing uninspired ball and ending up with a 15-12 clinch...
...violence, vs. 59% on basic cable and 85% on premium channels like hbo and Showtime. Yet it was the broadcast networks that squawked the loudest. "Someone would have to have a lobotomy to believe that 44% of the programs on network television are violent," exclaims Don Ohlmeyer, NBC West Coast president. (Actually, the study referred to network stations, meaning that syndicated shows like Hard Copy were also included.) "Since I've been here, I can't think of a program we've had that's glorified violence, that hasn't shown the pain of violence and attempted to show there...