Word: gain
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...think women's hockey would gain more respect if the hitting was reinstated. In the world championships of 1990-91, hitting was allowed. It slowed the game down a bit, but the players would eventually adapt. The speed would return...
...Crimson came out strong in the second half, scoring two goals in a two-minute span to gain a 6-3 advantage...
This week the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) took a gain at Harvard's expense. We are of course referring to University Provost Albert Carnesale's decision to accept the California university's chancellorship and resign as Provost...
...California Representative Nancy Pelosi says she was first briefed by the FBI about possible Chines manipulations in 1991. At least five other members of Congress we re briefed in June 1996. Senator Barbara Boxer said the FBI gave her a classified report about the Chinese government's desire to gain influence in Washington. In a statement, she said she was "told to be on the alert for any Chinese nationals or r epresentatives of the Chinese government contacting her office in an effort to influence United States foreign policy." Senator Diane Feinstein received a similar classified report. Clinton said that...
Palestinians have again used the threat of voilence to gain concessions...