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Word: favor (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Because while the Crimson fought to a draw with the visiting Bruins, the Elis did their Cambridge buddies a favor by sweeping league-leading and previously unbeaten Dartmouth...

Author: By Mike Hnobler, | Title: Batmen Creep Close to Dartmouth, League Lead | 5/2/1983 | See Source »

Somehow it added up in the Crimson's favor, giving it an 8-7 victory by the time it left the Business School field...

Author: By Jim Silver, | Title: Crimson Down UMass Laxmen, 8-7; Pendergast Stops Minutemen in Fourth | 4/28/1983 | See Source »

...number that came out in UMass's favor--by a 53-54 margin was the ground balls total, generally considered the most crucial stat in lacrosse games besides the score...

Author: By Jim Silver, | Title: Crimson Down UMass Laxmen, 8-7; Pendergast Stops Minutemen in Fourth | 4/28/1983 | See Source »

THIS WAY, POR FAVOR Homeowners who employ Spanish-speaking maids and gardeners no longer have to take Berlitz lessons to communicate with them. Tell a Maid and Tell a Gardener (published by Tell-a-Maid, $2.50 each), devised by Linda Wolf, a Beverly Hills language teacher, consist of detailed checklists of chores in Spanish and English, terms for household and garden utensils and multicolored pages of cutout cards with instructions in both languages, like "Take out the trash" and "Polish the silver." The books, available at supermarket and pharmacy checkout counters, have drawn fire from some Hispanic organizations that regard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Odds & Trends: Apr. 25, 1983 | 4/25/1983 | See Source »

...five man Ken Kleinfeld had won the second set of his match 6-3, after losing the first by the same score. In the last set Kleinfeld was down 4-1. He struggled to a 4-4 tie, and moved up to a score of 6-5 in his favor in the deciding game. Kleinfeld won the first point. His opponent Billy Way then took the next. Kleinfeld double faulted the next two points. After missing a first serve, Kleinfeld's whole match rested on one serve, which he yelled at himself to make. He did, surprising both himself...

Author: By Carla D. Williams, | Title: Crimson Netmen Brutalize Bruins, 7-2 On Newly Dedicated Beren Courts | 4/25/1983 | See Source »

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