Word: contests
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...There are no major issues. It's a popularity contest, as it always is under the [proportional representation] system," he says, adding that voters are looking for 'a fellow who will represent them with honesty and sincerity, and I think I do that...
...true spirit of Harvard-Yale confrontations, the contest overflowed with tension and excitement. A scoreless first half, a tough, physical battle, and the triumph of Crimson attacker Ann Velie made yesterday's game a real spectacle...
Thie irresistible ne'er do' well, hustling every deal he can get his fingers into, compensates for his unmarketable aspects with a cosmetic personality. When his father dies several years ago he did not go to his funeral because it would have interrupted his training for a contest that would be held two months later. Perhaps he was hostile toward his policeman father who never came to terms with his son's weightlifting fetish. But there's something more, I fear, that was wrong there...
...speaking of libraries, I'm entering my collection in that contest for the best undergraduate library. Sure, my library is organized around one motif--mysteries. I have all the classics, including "The Hardy Boys and the Mystery of the Stolen Treasure," "Nancy Drew and the Mystery of the Stolen Treasure," and my favorite, "James Bond and the Treasure of the Mystery Stole...
...tell you about football. Have I got football for you! The Harvard-Penn game will commence at 1:30 p.m. and this weekend is freshman parents' weekend. This means that all members of the Class of 1981 who have children will be admitted to the contest at reduced rates. And don't feel too bad when you find your tickets are on the Penn side. That's where I had to sit during the Penn game when I was a freshman...