Word: crowning
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...think [the Ivy crown is] a little out of our reach for this year," Hays said. "Princeton and Brown are very strong, but the top four teams in the Ivies had always had very close contests...
...past, introduction of a new-from-the-wheels-up model like the 760 would have meant a major financial commitment by Volvo. But following an ambitious diversification program that was begun six years ago, automobiles now account for only 35% of sales. The crown jewel was last year's acquisition of Beijerinvest, a large energy trading company, for $305 million. With the acquisition came 31 oil-drilling sites in the North Sea. In August, Volvo expanded its oil holdings by buying 50% of Hamilton Brothers Petroleum Corp., a private U.S. firm that also explores for offshore crude. Despite weakening...
...Widerman is doing his finest wrestling at Harvard," Lee said of the four-year letterman who is a top contender for the Ivy crown in the 118-lb, weight class...
...parcel should have been worth about $250 million on the basis of similar recent real estate sales. But when the Hong Kong government offered it for sale this month, the bids fell "unacceptably" short, and the sale was postponed, victim to uncertainty over the future of the crown colony...
...icewomen then went out and backed up McDonald's words with an impressive 3-1 win over the Big Green in Hanover, showing they should be a legitimate contender for the Ivy League crown. The icewomen finished second in the Ivies last year...