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Their overwhelming response over the weekend was that the imbalance would not hamper their effectiveness...
...inexperience should hamper the Harvard offense, the experience of the defense ought to stifle Columbia's attack. While Harvard returns many of the players that had difficulty stopping the run last year, it now boasts eight seniors in the starting lineup. Moreover, the Crimson has changed its scheme to have the defensive linemen stay with the offensive line a little longer to free up room for the linbackers to plug any holes. The Lions' runners should have difficulty finding daylight...
...hour or so--between the time the plane last made contact with the runway and the time it first made contact with water--is, for now, a matter of conjecture. The take-off, to all appearances, was a smooth one, suggesting that Kennedy's still shaky ankle did not hamper his ability to operate the Piper's pedals. Much of the flight may have been similarly uneventful, if the sketchy radar record is any indication...
This war has burned nearly everyone it touched. Washington's uneasy relations with China and Russia have been poisoned. Beijing will take a long while to get over the insult of errant bombs dropping on its Belgrade embassy, and lingering resentment could hamper the peace plan as it moves into the U.N. Security Council. Washington feels heartened that it managed to draw an angry Russia back to NATO's side. Moscow, says a senior French official, "made a difficult and courageous choice" in choosing pragmatic cooperation with the West over emotional solidarity with Serbia. Though Chernomyrdin is reviled at home...
Topics of conversation at the varying tables ranged from the difficulties women face in winning re-election to cultural practices that hamper gender equality...