Word: foils
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fencing, competition consists of three rounds of one-to-one play. Each round features three bouts in sabre, foil and epee, which are different types of fencing weapons...
...Crimson jumped to an early lead by posting a 3-0 first-round epee record, countering 1-2 shows in both foil and sabre. The fencers boosted their lead to 10-8 in the second round and held out for the 15-12 triumph...
Also registering a 3-0 evening for the Crimson was Ray "The Refrigerator" Carthy in foil...
...sour one-liners comprising nothing more than the most basic of sentence constructions punctuated by several hundred rounds of automatic weapons' fire. Despite the assistance provided by the visual aids, it is readily apparent that Arnold would have problems acting his way out of a light covering of aluminum foil...
...likeable, normal kid with only a slight propensity for things exciting and unusual. Unfortunately, it is just this normality that too often makes Marty bland. Caught between the film's comedic and dramatic worlds, Fox is forced to play Marty as a kind of straight man--a constant foil for all the other characters, whether they evoke our ridicule or our compassion. Considering this amorphous, all-inclusive role, Fox manages to emerge with a remarkably substantive character. But mere substance is not adequate in a role that forms the foundation of the entire movie...