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...Cantabs failed on seven of 13 clears to one of 10 for Adelphi in playing one of the most dismal periods of their season...

Author: By Emil E. Parker, | Title: Laxmen Continue Slide, Fall to Adelphi | 5/6/1985 | See Source »

...cantaloupe." The familiar phrase "can be charming" is as central to good journalese as "affordable" is to automobile ads and "excellence" is to education reports. It indicates that Frobisher's charm production is a rare result of mighty exertion, yet it manages to end the revelation about his dismal character on an upbeat note...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Journalese for the Lay Reader | 3/18/1985 | See Source »

...squad had been a dismal 3 22 the season before, and started the campaign with eight later to dwindle to six freshmen on its roster...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: A Season for Building | 3/12/1985 | See Source »

...killed behind the new lines. A pro-Israeli militia, the South Lebanon Army, once estimated to number over 2,000, has lost a third of its members through defections in recent months, and could disintegrate completely once the Israelis have pulled back behind their border. Israel has faced a dismal choice: to stay on in Lebanon, sustaining more casualties and serving as a catalyst for the growth of the Shi'ite resistance, or to withdraw, perhaps leaving its northern settlements vulnerable to attack. Though the majority of the Cabinet voted for withdrawal, regarding it in Rabin's words...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Middle East Emergence of the Shi'Ite Genie | 3/4/1985 | See Source »

When a bench-clearing brawl broke out with 21 seconds left in Harvard 52-45 loss to Princeton, it spelled the dismal end to any realistic championship hopes. Harvard will not win the Ivy crown for the 83rd straight year...

Author: By Bob Chnha, | Title: Class Conflicts | 2/26/1985 | See Source »

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