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Word: getting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fall is not as much developmental [for the spring season] as I'd like because we have to go right away into tournaments," Krass said. "The Eastern Team Championships in October decide the region's representative to the national tournament. It's an intense fall season--we can get the player's games in shape, but no major adjustments can usually be made...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: Living Up to the Challenge | 9/13/1989 | See Source »

...get me wrong--I loved going to the U.S Open. I saw spectacular shotmaking. I saw inspirational intensity. I saw Ivana Trump tell her bodyguard to get...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: "Quiet, the Bor-meister is Serving" | 9/13/1989 | See Source »

...pictured organized activities," says Archaeology Tutor Dan Finamore, one of two race-relations tutors for Leverett House. "I see it more as a day-to-day activity, something that I am appointed to be aware of. If someone is on the ball, problems can be diffused before they get...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Tutors Handle Race Relations | 9/13/1989 | See Source »

...since she was 15 months old and began her 15 million dollars worth of tennis lessons--wants to serve. So we'd appreciate it if those 15 thousand ladies and gentlemen watching this Stadium match would please be silent. As for the 15 hundred boors who would like to get up from their seats or return to the seats they so rudely vacated earlier, please stay put for the next 15 minutes until the next changeover or enjoy the company of 15 burly ushers who will escort you from the premises...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: "Quiet, the Bor-meister is Serving" | 9/13/1989 | See Source »

...even if the spectators were ungagged, little would change. They would finally be allowed to go to the bathroom or get a five-dollar hot dog when they want to--and not just after odd-numbered games that never end when you really gotta go. But they still wouldn't make much noise. Look who they are. The U.S. Open isn't white-washed Wimbledon, but even without royalty, it's still a cocktail party for the rich and suntanned. (And white--my friend Ron, Wilt Chamberlain and Zina Garrison's family were the only Black people...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: "Quiet, the Bor-meister is Serving" | 9/13/1989 | See Source »

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