Word: lions
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...South. Now he is preparing to erect an immense desert campus in Saudi Arabia that will sprawl across an area the size of 109 football fields. In partnership with the French firm Bouygues, Blount Inc., of Montgomery, Ala. (fiscal 1981 sales: $651 million), has captured a coveted $1.7 bil lion contract to build Saudi Arabia's new University of Riyadh. Last week the first payment on the deal, a check for $343 million, was hand-carried from Riyadh to New York City...
...long-running drama, the first part of which is now being filmed in North Africa. In 1969 Herbert published Dune Messiah, which has since sold more than 2.2 million copies in hard-cover and paperback. Seven years later came Children of Dune, which has also topped the 2 mil lion mark. Now Herbert has turned the trilogy into a tetralogy with God Emperor of Dune, a fourth visit to distant Arrakis that is every bit as fascinating as the other three-and every bit as timely...
...opening match saw Pompan, in the number-two slot, easily dispatch lanky Lion Jeff Papell. After dropping the first seven points, Pompan visibly relaxed and went on to capture the set, 6-3. Good clutch tennis highlighted Pompan's second set as he clinched the match with a 6-2 victory...
Long after Pompan and Horne had hit the locker room, Michael Terner and Lion John Termotto continued their grueling see-saw battle. The effective top-spin of Termotto proved crucial as he took the match...
Lacking his usual finesse in the number-four slot. Warren Grossman dropped the opening set to Lion Masao Inouye, 6-1. In the second set Grossman managed to force Inouye into a tie-breaker only to emerge empty-handed...