Word: favor
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Kevin McGinty fought to a 7-7 tie in the 170-lb. class, and Dave Bunning dropped a close 5-4 decision, bringing the team score to 20-18 in Harvard's favor...
...example, unions at Eastern Airlines last month took an 18 percent pay cut in exchange for a 25 percent share in the ownership of the company and the placement of four workers on the board of directors. Yet the plan doesn't seem to have worked in the employees favor. Workers are now considering another strike and the company is attempting to pay off a staggering debt...
...dead component. To prevent rodents from nibbling at ENIAC and destroying vital parts, Eckert recalled at the anniversary party, the scientists captured some mice, starved them for several days and then fed them bits of the insulating materials used in the machine. Any pieces the mice seemed to favor were removed from ENIAC and replaced with less tasty parts...
After taking charge of the Music Hall in 1980, Evans quickly dropped traditional family entertainment in favor of more contemporary fare, from bacchanalian rock concerts by the likes of Iron Maiden and Adam Ant to comedy acts featuring such stars as Bill Cosby and Eddie Murphy. Evans also brought in a few old reliables, including Johnny Mathis and Liberace, who broke box- office records last year by filling the 6,000-seat auditorium for 21 performances. At the same time, Evans has turned the Music Hall into an entertainment conglomerate that sponsors concerts elsewhere, produces plays and TV specials...
...earlier, the Senate voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bipartisan, non-binding resolution declaring that the Philippines presidential election was fraudulent and does not express the sentiments of Filipinos...