Word: likelihood
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Army-Harvard match-ups, which have a rich heritage filled with last-minute victories, should this year be decided in the running events. Army is the one team that should be able to offset the Crimson's incredible field advantage, and in all likelihood a peak at the mile-relay tape should reveal tomorrow's winner...
...little offensive excitement the new rules have brought to the NFL game is the likelihood of more long punt returns when a team punts from deep in its own territory. More often than not, however, the punting team will have been trapped there by a previous coffin corner kick. Punt, punt, punt...
...year's General Examination was seldom even mentioned in the Committee's lengthy deliberation on the Generals; it played no role in the shaping of our proposal. Since our proposal would replace a one-shot exam by a three-part General Examination spread over the entire senior year, the likelihood of failures probably would be reduced. But that is a by-product of our suggestions, not the purpose of them. The Committee's proposal was not designed to keep a handful of students from flunking but to convert a General Examination of dubious value into a really useful educational experience...
...post she has held for five years and through two Middle East wars, Mrs. Meir threw Israel into its worst political crisis in years. Her resignation as the country's fourth Premier since independence* cast a shadow on the prospects for early disengagement negotiations with Syria and the likelihood of a peace settlement in the Middle East...
...decision in our favor by the court would greatly increase the likelihood of the legislature passing the legislation," Sullivan said...