Word: contendere
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Although some pundits said Dukakis needed 50 percent of the vote to be a serious contender, the governor's huge margin of victory yeasterday will lend significant credibilty to his campaign.
At four, Dresden-born Kania started her athletic career as a figure skater, but sprouting growth (5 ft. 9 in.) and injuries from too many falls persuaded the 13-year-old to switch to speed skating -- less glamorous, more rewarding of power than finesse. She won one gold medal at...
Harvard's 38-13 advantage does not capture the closeness--often the bitter closeness--of some of the matches. Harvard has been a national contender since 1922, its first year of play. Princeton joined the ranks of elite squash teams in the early 1960s.
He's right: his clever tactic of positioning himself as the only Democratic centrist and his impressive grasp of the issues have made Gore, at 39, a viable contender for the top spot. But in recent weeks he has become something more: the only Democrat building a solid geographic base...
Miller also downplayed Bennett's chances as a presidential contender at Michigan. "Secretary Bennett has always been frank and candid about his views on higher education. He realizes that it is highly unlikely that any institute of higher education would seriously consider him as a president," Miller said.