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But the differences between the two teams went deeper than the choice of the word "bloody" over "damn" or the apparently English style of steady baseline play as opposed to the Crimson's aggressive charging of the net. The lopsided score demonstrates the nations' differing approaches to the sport.

Author: By Janie Smith, | Title: Netwomen Battle Back British Invasion 5-3; Oxford-Cambridge Show Stiff Upper Lip | 9/30/1981 | See Source »

AN ANGRY truck driver unloads his cargo, slams his door, and screams at the camera, "If the Democrats are so good for working people, why are there so many people out of work? You can be sure I'll vote Republican this year." The political advertisement showed the frustration among...

Author: By Siddhartha Mazumdar, | Title: Labor's Two Worlds | 9/18/1981 | See Source »

Congress's lopsided approval of the plan (20 to 0 in the Senate Finance Committee, 29 to 3 in House Ways and Means) was the result of one of the year's most determined lobbying drives. One leader of the blitz was Industry Lobbyist Coley O'Brien...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thrifts Coup | 7/13/1981 | See Source »

An embarrassment for the New York Islanders. They led the Minnesota North Stars by a lopsided three games to none in the finals of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Islanders, defending Stanley Cup champions, were simply overwhelming the young, plainly awed North Stars. The champagne (nonvintage California) was waiting in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Their Cup Runneth Over | 6/1/1981 | See Source »

Above this devastation towers the still threatening mountain itself. Because the explosion literally blew the top off Mount St. Helens, its height has been reduced from 9,677 ft. to 8,300. Its shape has changed from a symmetrical, Fujiyama-like cone to a lopsided pyramid that resembles a broken...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Slowly, the Wounds Begin to Heal | 5/18/1981 | See Source »

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