Word: contender
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Bill McCurdy, varsity cross-country coach, said yesterday he was against running the three freshman in fairness to those who did run. McCurdy said, "Not only did Stowell have Andover to contend with, he had to fight with me" on this point...
...they awaited the results, both candidates faced one certainty. Whoever won would have a formidable opposition leader to contend with. Indeed, with the likelihood of a reduced margin of seats in the Bundestag dividing winner and loser, it seemed possible that neither Kohl nor Schmidt would be able to stay in power for a full four-year term...
...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...
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...