Word: earning
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...faculty members, she said. In one game, he staked his hand on a promise from a professor to tutor Abram, then 16. Gus Bergson won, and the tutoring helped Bergson win the only scholarship Hopkins offered that year. He graduated in three years and went on to earn his masters degree and doctorate from Harvard...
Given last year’s disappointing finish, a 4-3 loss at Brown, Riddell’s jubilation is quite understandable. “This was the sweetest victory of the year. It was truly remarkable to earn a convincing victory against our rival.” What may have been even sweeter for the Crimson and its fans was the sight of Riddell, playing courageously and victoriously, despite the unfavorable circumstances...
...stress paid off this weekend, when Gray beat out 15 other contestants to take the 2003 Miss Rhode Island crown and earn a ticket to the biggest beauty pageant of all—September’s Miss America competition...
Brotemarkle went the entire way herself to earn the victory for Harvard...
...sell themselves to Southerners and African-Americans. (ABC is offering the broadcast to its affiliates and C-SPAN will play it repeatedly.) But how much nine people can spar during an hour and a half is questionable. At such an event in Houston, the 1988 Democratic field began to earn its reputation as the "Seven Dwarves." Recalls Bruce Reed, president of the centrist Democratic Leadership Council: "They quickly realized they all sounded alike - and they had 40 debates...