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Leading the way for the Crimson was Sharon Kosakowski, who trounced Debbie Rinadi at number-one singles, while Tricia Small dropped a tough 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 decision to Liz Learner at number-two singles...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Crimson Crushes JV Foes | 9/29/1988 | See Source »

...when Pawloski and Sweeney graduate this spring, McCormack will no longer be a learner. He'll be a teacher...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Have Stick, Will Travel Quite Far | 3/11/1988 | See Source »

...mouth managers but seldom seem to spend an honest day's work trying to renovate the companies they attack. Yet lo and behold, this widely feared raider is proving a breed apart from the other fast-buck operators. He rolls up his sleeves. Icahn, 51, is a quick learner who is imposing his no-frills ethic on some of the largest and most troubled U.S. corporations. Right now, the unflappable Icahn (estimated net worth: $700 million) is simultaneously juggling three daunting turnaround projects: the born-again TWA, the bankrupt Texaco and the resurgent USX. Icahn's demonstrated management know...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tougher Than the Rest | 2/8/1988 | See Source »

...down Laundromat -- laundrette, in Britspeak -- the lad nicks a couple of packets of cocaine to finance a renovation; he calls the place Powders. Omar hires Johnny as his assistant, and the two fall into a tense, delicate master- slave tryst. In commerce and pleasure, Omar is a fast learner. How could he not be, with Uncle to teach him? "I'm a professional businessman, not a professional Pakistani," Uncle shrugs as he evicts a poet from his squat. "And there's no such thing as race in the new enterprise culture...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Rue Britannia My Beautiful Laundrette | 3/17/1986 | See Source »

Ford is obviously a good learner...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Down Under Kid With a Gould-en Past | 2/20/1986 | See Source »

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