Word: line
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Gorbachev's reforms and initiatives--which include pulling out of Afghanistan, signing the INF, adopting hard-line budgeting, providing more and better consumer products and importing Coca-Cola, Billy Joel and openess--are themselves symptomatic of a dilemma which looms large in Kremlin minds. The Soviets are coming to grips with the fact that they cannot economically or politically afford to keep up the arms race and their policy of expansion at the expense of domestic priorities...
Radcliffe came off the line strongly, however, and was up two seats on the other crews as they headed towards the 500-meter mark of the 2000-meter race...
...eight's line-up consisted of coxswain Dodge, Welch, seven-seat and Lightweight Co-Captain Sarah Yeates, Saito, Co-Captain Hye-Jin Lim, four-seat Megan Jenks, three-seat Aoibheann Sweeney, Deysach and bow Laura McGiffert...
...Elis crossed the line in 6:21.2, edging the second-place Crimson (6:22.6) by 1.4 seconds. The final race quickly became a two-boat duel as the Ivy duo washed out the competition, with Santa Barbara (6:45) the next closest finisher...
...qualifying heat earlier in the day, Harvard sailed across the line a length ahead of its nearest competitor to earn a spot in the finals...