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...have to know that she lives for charging the net and winning points off her volleys. She wonders why more people don't use a topspin lob against her. She enjoys playing doubles because "you have to play as a team...

Author: By Patty W. Seo, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: MAKING COLLEGE LIFE A HEARTY MEAL | 11/4/1992 | See Source »

...attacker. Of course, Saddam will seek to maximize the conditions, probably by using poisons late at night or early in the morning, when the temperatures are cooler. Because nerve gases like Sarin and Tabun disperse within minutes or, if enhanced with oil thickeners, within hours, Saddam is expected to lob these agents close to the front lines. He is likely to aim persistent toxins like mustard gas, which linger for days, deeper into allied ranks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Weapons: Coping with Chemicals | 2/25/1991 | See Source »

Errors--Fielder. Reed 2. Lemon. LOB--Detroit 9. Boston 8. 2B--Trammell. Evans. Romine 2. Boggs SF--Whitaker. Detroit IP H R ER BB K Morris (L,0-1 6-7 7 5 2 33 Nunez 1 1 0 0 1 0 Gibson 0.3 0 0 0 0 Boston IP H R ER BB K Clemens (W,1-0) 6-7 3 2 2 2 5 Murphy 2 1 0 0 2 0 LeSmith...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Clemens Handles Tigers, 5-2 | 4/10/1990 | See Source »

...rules of engagement are clear-cut on both sides: if there is a target, fire. Thus the battle is largely indirect, as howitzers and mortars lob shells -- mostly inaccurately -- over the ridges. Infantry assaults are rare, mainly because it is so hard for men to move, let alone charge, at such heights and over crevasse-riddled glaciers. At 18,000 ft. and higher, even a fully acclimatized soldier carrying rifle and combat pack can jog only a few yards without losing his breath. "The terrain does not allow much movement," says a Pakistani officer at an outpost on the Baltoro...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Himalayas War at the Top Of the World | 7/31/1989 | See Source »

Scott M. Sperling heads the University's three member LOB team. Michael Eisenson and Michael G. Thonis are two relatively new additions to Harvard Management brought in to strengthen the University's buyout investments, according to a Wall Street investment banker who has worked with Harvard...

Author: By Rebecca L. Walkowitz, | Title: Harvard: Making a Profit | 3/2/1989 | See Source »

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