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Word: margin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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After falling behind early, Harvard exploded for 13 straight points and a ten-point lead in the middle of the first half, a margin that expanded to 28 by the time both benches cleared in the fourth quarter...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: Crimson Drops Cards | 12/1/1979 | See Source »

...meandering flip shot from the point to put the Friars out front 5:13 after the opening face-off. When Miele converted a set-up from behind the Crimson net, it looked like the rout was on, but Dave Burke sent Tom Murray in alone to cut the margin in half and sober up the euphoric Friar fans and cheerleaders...

Author: By Jim Hershberg, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Icemen Dumped, 6-3 | 11/29/1979 | See Source »

Phil Faust's two conversions proved to be the margin of victory as the visitors struck for two fourth-quarter tallies. After grinding along the ground for one hard-won touchdown, Morse-Stiles picked up a cheap score on the following kick-off. The ball bounced untouched into the end zone, and instead of downing it for the touchback, Mather's players watched as the Yale squad covered for a touchdown...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: H-Y Split 14 Intramural Matches Yale Sweeps Three Title Games | 11/21/1979 | See Source »

When the Diet finally reassembled last week, it faced a situation unprecedented in Japan's 33-year postwar parliamentary history: two candidates from the same party, Ohira and Fukuda, vying for the premiership. Elected on the second ballot by a 17-vote margin, Ohira owed his victory to the support of a conservative breakaway party, the New Liberal Club. The win did little to enhance Ohira's stature, either in the Diet or in his own party. Fumed one L.D.P. member: "At first, I didn't think he should resign, but later I decided he should...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN: Bull Survives | 11/19/1979 | See Source »

...five-minute mark, two of Doug Coatsworth's free throws narrowed the margin to 20 points for the first time since the first ten minutes of the game...

Author: By Mark H. Doctoroff, | Title: Christian Crusade Trounces Crimson Varsity Hoopsters | 11/16/1979 | See Source »

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