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...great athletes are going to have to contend with a few good Crimson jocks, especially Bob McDermott and Jim Kubacki. "We don't want McDermott behind our secondary," kemp said of Harvard's star tight...
...which these lines would weigh, teeter a bit, and finally reach a temporary equilibrium. In the process individuals and institutions risked annihilation, including the chairman himself. As the programs of the Great Leap and the Cultural Revolution ("Let a hundred flowers bloom, let a hundred schools of though contend.") nearly edged out of control, Mao's position twice became precarious. He later recalled that at these times he was not viewed as a contributor or regulator of the government's daily routine. Thus, Mao said, he was dispensable...
...have entered the mainstream of America. We're already complaining about the traffic congestion, and it won't be long before we'll have smog and pollution to contend with. It's a good feeling not to be apologetic about being a Southerner, but it's not the same South. We've lost our character, but I guess that's the price of progress...
Texas' economic bustle has paid off where it counts most-in paychecks. Per capita personal income grew 10.3% last year, to $5,631. That was $647 above the Southern average, though still $271 below the national figure. But Texans contend that their dollars go further. They do not pay a state income tax, and housing costs...
...practice with no holdouts and no distractions-the only N.F.L. team to do so in an era of free agents and player unrest. While the players went through drills under muggy Maryland skies, the emphasis was on honing a club that would be young enough-average age: 25-to contend for years...