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...example, traded Fox Sports and a good night's sleep for section 57 of the left-field bleachers and a living-color view of the Bombers' crisp, thorough domination of the Texas Rangers--and eight hours on a "luxury coach" between Boston and the Big Apple...

Author: By Daniel G. Habib, | Title: Setting Your Post-Season Priorities | 10/2/1998 | See Source »

...perhaps its most disciplined effort of the season, the Crimson used crisp, directed passing and a ball-control style to stymie the Eagles and record its second straight shutout of the season. Harvard keepers have not allowed a goal in over 226 minutes of play, since its 1-0 loss to Hartford last week...

Author: By Jamal K. Greene, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Miller, Foster Brew 2-0 Victory for W. Soccer | 9/24/1998 | See Source »

...take the necessary steps to avoid sudden death. The Crimson was clearly the more talented team, but it allowed Columbia to direct the tone for much of the match. Harvard was unable to control the ball effectively or play in its typical style, characterized by composure and crisp passing...

Author: By Eduardo Perez-giz, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Zotter Goal Gives W. Soccer OT Win | 9/21/1998 | See Source »

...When it came time to pay, several of them drew out thick wads of crisp $100 bills. Because of the crisis, this place is not taking credit cards right now. I asked them why they didn't pay in rubles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mu Shu in Moscow | 8/31/1998 | See Source »

...elegant curtain of New York City's Metropolitan Opera House rose to reveal a seedy-looking bar. A drummer rapped out four crisp rim shots, and three dancers in bell-bottom trousers charged onstage. One of them was a 25-year-old whiz kid from Weehawken, N.J., starring in the premiere of his first ballet, a breezy tale of girl-crazy sailors on shore leave that he called Fancy Free. At a time when most Americans thought ballet meant women in tutus pretending to be birds, Fancy Free looked more like Fred Astaire than Swan Lake, and the music...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Made in The U.S.A. Genius: Jerome Robbins, master choreographer | 8/10/1998 | See Source »

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