Word: finished
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Unlike Harvard, which has appeared in the NCAA Tournament six of the last seven years, the Elis do not have a glorious history. Yale has never won an ECAC championship. Its highest finish in the league was second in 1985-86. Its lone appearance in the NCAA Tournament...
...headquarters, clutching a fistful of trash he swooped up on his walk to work. He functions as the spiritual leader of the ecumenical, nonprofit outfit. Much of his time is spent visiting local Habitat affiliates and proselytizing. Once or twice a year he takes hammer in hand and helps finish off a Habitat home with the volunteers. Full-time helpers in Americus, Ga., are paid only their lodging and a weekly "pig check" -- a $25 certificate redeemable at the Piggly Wiggly supermarket...
...Soviets' major practical contribution has been prospecting for and developing oil. Eight Russian rigs are drilling in Shabwa, and the Soviets are searching out more untapped desert pools. Now the Yemeni government is urging Moscow to speed up other large projects long promised. The Kremlin has been slow to finish a $450 million power plant begun eleven years ago. But after a row in Aden last June, trained Soviet labor began arriving, bringing the imported contingent of skilled workers to more than...
...biggest debate, however, concerns whether the swift weight losses are permanent. Patients who finish these programs (and 30% to 40% do not) lose an average of 60 lbs. to 70 lbs., but some regain their weight rapidly. Michael Workstel, a printer from Milford, Pa., lost 120 lbs. twice, only to put it back on. Why? "Because you don't change your eating habits," says Workstel. "When you're doing a liquid diet, there are no choices. You're in a bubble...
...When one of our players makes an aggressive move, we can't seem to finish the play off," Harvard Coach Peter Roby said. "This win [over Vermont on Saturday,] will prove to them that they can beat a tough opponent on the road. The return of James should help in the same...