Word: finest
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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What saves Frank Keller (Al Pacino) from the depths is wit. He is first seen - as host of a church baseball brunch at which the Yankees have been announced to appear. They do not. What does appear is a squad of New York City's finest, who bust everyone in the place. For Keller had invited baseball fans who also happen to have made the most-wanted list...
...whether or not they passed the QRR or the language placement test. But Harvard's Class of 1993 has been in the Yard for almost a week, and there is only one more dance to go. They've taken all of the tests, they've sampled the Square's finest ice cream, they've had proctor meetings and they've decorated their rooms. With Orientation Week behind them, the Class of '93 is anxious to get beyond the introductions...
...took at least one of the four annual Grand Slam titles; for 14 straight years, she ranked first, second or third in the world. Her favorite victory came at age 15 over Margaret Smith Court, mere weeks after Court completed a sweep of the Grand Slams. But her finest moment was probably in the final of the 1986 French Open, when she fought back from a set down to defeat her most esteemed rival, Martina Navratilova, and win the title for a record seventh time. The competition with Navratilova spanned 16 years, 80 thrilling matches (Martina leads...
...streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender." And again on June 18: "Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will say, 'This was their finest hour...
...interior Toad rhapsodized, "Walking is the finest thing in the world, but wild walking like this is finer still...