Word: game
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Crimson article not only failed to mention these proposals, but undermined their productivity. Its pitting of the Quarterly against the Advocate presents the issue as a game of one-upsmanship. This coverage fosters divisiveness directly opposed to our intent of unification...
...quarter-century ago, they played a game of nuclear chicken, bringing the planet terrifyingly close to destruction. Last week in Moscow, many of the same men who were involved in the Cuban missile crisis met to discuss the confrontation. In a form of diplomatic glasnost, senior Americans, Soviets and Cubans for the first time traded candid observations on the drama that had the world holding its breath for 13 perilous days in October...
...December state-of-the-game message, Ueberroth proclaimed that minority employment in baseball has risen from 2% to 10% in two years and that minorities have filled 102 of the latest 282 front-office openings in areas like promotions and ticket sales. However, home-run king Henry Aaron, now player-development director for the Atlanta Braves, noticed that there are still no black general managers. "It sounds like the same old bull," he said...
...avoid annihilation, Big Steel had to slash its costs. "Our labor alone put us out of the ball game," says USX Chairman David Roderick. In 1980 the U.S. industry's workers made $17.46 an hour, vs. $9.63 for their Japanese counterparts. Big Steel embarked on a wholesale payroll-cutting campaign in which 60% of the industry's 428,000 workers lost their jobs. Those who remained gave generous pay concessions. Last year U.S. steelworkers earned $22.63 an hour -- equal to $15.48 in 1980 dollars -- vs. $18.52 in Japan...
...Then very carefully, so as not to destroy the evidence, Baker fondles what he confidently identifies as "some very fresh" turkey droppings. "From this morning," he says. "They've been this way not very long ago. Walk quietly, and keep your eyes peeled. It's just like every other game. You master it by creating an edge...