Word: competitors
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Bill is an extremely intense competitor," adds Harvard Coach Dave Fish. "He creates some real electricity on the court; he's exciting to watch...
...heavies don't have a tradition anything like that Harvard clearly leads every other competitor in number of Eastern titles won. The Crimson also has a national title to defend, but first-seeded Navy and second-seeded Brown stand squarely...
...other critics. After setting a British junior record against an undistinguished field last week, Budd was pressured to withdraw from a tune-up race last Saturday in Sussex because officials said they feared antiapartheid demonstrators. Jane Furniss, England's No. 2 middle-distance runner, says of her new competitor: "When our flag goes up and they play the national anthem, would she feel she had won for Britain or South Africa?" Like those safari ants, Budd is pressing on. She has next to hurdle the I.O.C. eligibility rule requiring three years' residency. Exceptions have been made...
...turmoil at Lehman Brothers was caused by Chairman Lewis Glucksman, 58. Glucksman is an uncompromising competitor who gets to the office each day before 6 a.m. He joined the firm in 1963 after working as an arbitrager with A.G. Becker, a stock brokerage. Eventually, he moved into securities trading and built it into one of Lehman's most profitable areas, at the same time making a reputation for himself as a sharp, shrewd analyst of financial markets...
...taking command on the cover of TIME magazine was more than some of the President's aides could take, and since its publication there have been several obvious White House putdowns ... The problem seems to be that some of Mr. Reagan's closest advisers see Haig as a political competitor who must be reminded that while he may be vicar, he is not the Pope...