Word: foiled
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Fighting Irish dominated both the sabre and epee competitions, but the surprise of the day came in the foil event. The Crimson got impressive performances from Levy and sophomore Brian Schaffield, both of whom won two out of three, to record a 5-4 foil victory in what Levy called "a big upset...
...Crimson fencer, however, was able to defeat the Irish's Charles Higgs Coulthard, who was last year's NCAA foil champion. The Notre Dame senior easily put down his three opponents...
...stores are putting on everything from dresses to fur coats. The tags, which can be conveniently removed only by a special tool, set off an alarm when they pass through a sensing device that is usually located at exits. Criminals frequently try to cover up the tags with aluminum foil to fool the detection machines, or even bite off the devices. Sensormatic of Boca Raton, Fla., has some 200 million tags in 40,000 detection systems in stores around the world. Shops originally hid the tags inside each piece of merchandise, but the devices were so successful that too many...
...Police foil a terrorist plot...
...Harvard men's fencing team last night opened its season by downing M.I.T., 15-12, at the IAB, with foil turning in a 6-3 performance...