Word: kept
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...score was deceiving. As a coach, I knew at halftime we weren't gonna win, so I subbed freely in the second half. Unfortunately, BYU didn't sub. They kept their front line in and went on to win by 41. We would have been able to close the gap if we had played our front line, but we would've been exhausted for the rest of the trip," he said...
Oahu rocked with excitement on the night of Dec. 28 as Harvard Shocked everyone, battling Arizona State to a 67-67 tie at the end of regulation time. Only a 20-ft. Johnny Nash jumper with no time showing on the clock kept Arizona State alive, forcing the tie and an overtime shoot...
...result, the Chinese pool of scientists and engineers who kept up to date in their various fields grew perilously small. Teng's modernization drive now aims at rehabilitating scientists who were shunted to other work, at re-establishing research institutes and academies. According to one report, in Szechwan province alone 12,000 scientists and technicians have so far been returned to their old jobs from unrelated professions...
Despite his ravaged appearance, the once robust Bhutto, 50, had lost little of his self-assurance. He told the Supreme Court that his jailers had for a time kept him in a cell next door to 15 screaming "lunatics." Declared Bhutto: "Because I am a leader, I was able to survive this treatment. A lesser man would have dissipated [sic] long ago." Denying the murder charge, he added: "I am not a criminal. I am an important national leader. Is this the way you treat national leaders...
...persuaded 16 stars and sports celebrities, including Rosemary Clooney and Neil Sedaka, to re-enact turning points in their lives -everything from nervous breakdowns to deepest career crises. "They actually rented out the apartment I had my breakdown in," marvels Comedian Marty Ingels, "and hired the girl that kept me alive for nine months by bringing me soup...