Word: deflections
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...game. After Judge failed to intercept a lead pass to Porell streaking down the left wing, the B.C. leading scorer rocketed an off-angle drive toward the empty Harvard net. But Piersiak, a second team All-Ivy selection, anticipated the trouble and streaked into the crease to deflect the potential score...
...Chinese leaders are really prepared to share even a modicum of power with their historic enemies in Taipei. Still, observers feel that Peking is genuinely interested in starting talks that would serve some important domestic and foreign policy goals. The government dominated by Vice Chairman Deng Xiaoping needs to deflect domestic claims that it is not doing enough for reunification. Peking's offer also seems calculated to convince the Reagan Administration that there is no need to sell advanced jet fighters to Taiwan, an issue so serious to the Chinese that they have warned that it would disrupt relations...
...first goal, Landry displayed the hustle which has helped her become the squad's leading scorer. Twenty minutes into the game, the Lexington native drilled a low drive which the sprawling Smith goalie, Joan Bigwood, just managed to deflect. The ball popped into the air and bounced off the goalpost into the crease. But Landry followed up her shot and easily tapped in the rebound...
...meeting with the Liberals, Williams roused the audience with a stirring plea for unity. "We shall never be forgiven-nor should we be," she said, "if we allow struggles over personalities or the pursuit of advantage for one party over the other to deflect us from our purpose." The alliance, she said, would be "nothing less than a new beginning for Britain and our battered and unhappy world...
Contrary to what supporters of the all-savers plan claim, many critics of the concept argue that the certificates will simply deflect savings and investment out of stocks and municipal bonds, force up other interest rates and not actually increase the amount of overall savings by very much...