Word: demolishes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Another especially pleasing effort for Hunt was Lucy Ashley's third place in the 400-meter hurdles. A freshman competing in this event for only the second time, she posted a time of 68.5 seconds to demolish the former Harvard school record of 70 seconds...
...RESIDENTS of the decaying Hotel Baltimore sit in the lobby all day long, waiting for the end. While the wrecking ball has yet to demolish the once-grand lodging house, the hotel's human mulch pile has already begun rotting amid the vinyl sofas and plastic chairs...
...Weslowski, director of the state historical commission, said yesterday that even with the law, the University may still need approval from the Department of the Interior to renovate or demolish the buildings nominated for the list...
There is yet another question. In the past few years, the U.S. side-let us put it that way-has been actively trying to demolish the edifice of American-Soviet economic relations, the edifice that was erected by both sides under the predecessors of today's President. It is easy and irresponsible to destroy all this. But it will take much time to restore it. To sow enmity between our nations means resorting to methods that harm not the Soviet Union but the prestige of those who use such methods...
...representatives argued that Harvard had not been given enough time to review the nominations, the real motivation for Harvard's opposition was more complex. Should the buildings be placed on the federal register, the University would have to submit to federal review before using government money to renovate or demolish any of the structures...