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Word: gets (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...When I became conductor of the BSO, I wasn't really a part of the Harvard musical community and didn't have the resources to get the orchestra members that I needed," Green said yesterday after the meeting...

Author: By Andrew S. Ting, | Title: Conductor of Bach Society Steps Down | 11/6/1979 | See Source »

...This is very important to get a sense of city support in numbers to show that we really mean, business," she says...

Author: By Elizabeth H. Wiltshire, | Title: The Referendum: Gauging City Sentiment | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

Next to each of the names on the ballot is a blank box, in which voters must pencil a ranking. ("Do Not Use X Marks," the ballot warns.) Instead, pick your favorite candidate and mark him down as number one. The second-best person for the job should get your number two, and so on, all the way up until 23. Many people give up after eight or nine names because votes are unlikely to be meaningful after that point. "People do all kinds of crazy things--they mark X's, they cross out names, they write slogans...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Proportional Representation -- Voting By Number | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

Although the mud drastically cut down Harvard's speed, the Crimson's style of hitting long chip shots up to the forward line to get into scoring position proved more effective than Brown's style of working up the field on short passes. With very few exceptions, the Bruins' short shots died yards in front of the intended receiver and were open to anyone...

Author: By Nell Scovell, | Title: Women Booters Capture Ivies | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

Earlier Saturday, Harvard had destroyed Princeton, 3-0, to get into the finals while Brown had barely edged out Yale...

Author: By Nell Scovell, | Title: Women Booters Capture Ivies | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

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