Word: feat
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...traditions that had made it so successful in the past. Yet its new machine, the Personal Computer, generally known simply as the PC, has done nothing less than trans form the industry. IBM has already captured 21% of the $7.5 billion U.S. market for personal computers, a staggering feat in so short a time, and is virtually tied with pacesetter Apple Computer, which had a four-year head start...
...most modern of ballet dancers. But in the clarity and fastidious detail of his technique, as well as his warmth and amplitude, Baryshnikov evokes nostalgia-for the perfumed legends of Nijinsky and the Diaghilev troupe that first ignited the passion for ballet in the West. It is no small feat to capture this double image in a twelve-minute work, but Tharp has done...
...proposal, while highly popular, faces a tough fight. Not only must the referendum garner a majority of votes cast, but it must also receive the support of 30 percent of the registered voters, a difficult feat in a odd-year election. Additionally, if passed, it will certainly face a lengthy court battle as researchers challenge the constitutionality of limiting inquiry, and of superset, a federal law (or appropriations measure) with a local statute...
...early scouting report was accurate. Sands was so good, in fact, that for almost the entire four years he spent at Harvard, he held a firm grasp on the Crimson's number one singles spot--a feat virtually unheard of at most major tennis powers...
...took the squad several years to reach such prominence, Sands quickly achieved recognition by knocking off several of the country's top players. And in doing so, the Los Angeles native became the first Harvard All American tennis player since the 1920s. In fact, the giant killer managed the feat three times, becoming Harvard's only triple All American netman...