Word: gained
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...first play of the drive, Wilford hit junior tailback Chuck Nwokocha on a screen for a 16-yard gain, giving Harvard a first down inside Brown territory once again...
Inside the red zone, Perry handed the ball off to Malan on consecutive plays. The Harvard defense, which had been stopping Malan all day, suddenly had difficulty tackling him, as he broke tackles en route to a nine-yard gain, then rushed in from the 2 for the game-tying touchdown...
...rest upon, having made Cambridge one of the best-run cities in the country. If he continues to work as city manager it is important that the council and manager cooperate on civil terms. The council has as much to lose from Healy's experience as they do to gain from the sort of "rubber-stamp" city manager some of its members desire...
...difference between Jobs and Gates is as striking as that between Apple's stunning, colorful iMacs and the standard beige Windows eyesores kludging up desktop space worldwide. Gates seems to view new technology as either a threat to his company or an opportunity to make more money and gain even more control of the market. Jobs responds to new technology by dreaming up ways to make it available to ordinary people like me. MATTHEW CECIL Iowa City...
...center of the show, of course, is the mayoral candidate himself, Frank Skeffington, impressively brought to life by theatrical veteran Michael Ball. In his dignified portrayal of the aging political lion, Ball combines a shrewd mind with a tender heart to gain the audience's sympathy, achieving just the right balance of bravado and fragility. Alienated from his son and his own inner-life, Skeffington's whole identity lies within his political campaign--"the greatest show on Earth!"--so when he loses the election (trust me, I'm not giving anything away), he becomes physically and emotionally crippled. Certainly...