Word: graded
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Richmond, a math whiz, happily noted that she has "known since eighth grade" that she wanted to attend Harvard, but Toulmin--an avid bellringer--simply said that she liked Cambridge better than New Haven, which she described as a "pit," and Brown, which she felt was "too Californian...
Opening day is a lot like having lunch with a friend you haven't seen since seventh grade. You get that uncomfortable feeling of having lost touch (who's that rookie in the bullpen?). But you can't wait to hear how your pal is doing (How is Remy's ankle? Rice is sure looking good...
Well, this afternoon. I'll be meeting my friends as the Red Sox open at Fenway. It's a ritual I've performed since 1977, when I first moved to the Boston area and the Red Sox replaced my seventh-grade idols, the Oakland...
...emerge as long-standing Steinbrenner traits dating back to his comfortable suburban boyhood in Ohio. Steinbrenner's austere German father--whom he credits with instilling toughness in him--placed heavy demands on his only son. For one thing, he forced young George to wear a tie and jacket to grade school, losing him any friends he might have had; for another, he shipped the boy off to a military academy at age 14 where. Schaap observes, Steinbrenner's one good mark was an A-plus in military science...
...alien to American business" and "would be tantamount to getting control" of the league. Donlan threatens a possible lockout if no agreement is reached and hints at fielding teams of nonunion rookies and free agents. Should that happen, the rich new TV deal would start with some ironically low-grade football...