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Word: margin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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DeLone, Henikoff, Erika Elmuts, Pollock and Parker prevailed in first, second, fourth, fifth and sixth singles to provide the final margin of victory...

Author: By Daniel L. Jacobowitz, | Title: For Netwomen, a Bittersweet Finale | 5/6/1991 | See Source »

...again, and freshman attacker Francie Walton and senior midfielder Tracy Hackeling followed suit, building the Crimson's lead to 6--2. Cornell scored twice before the end of the first stanza, but thanks Gaffney and junior middie Buffy Hansen, Harvard was able to maintain a relatively comfortable four--goal margin...

Author: By Chris W. Sanzone, | Title: Laxwomen Continue to Win Big | 4/29/1991 | See Source »

This is the first time in four years that the Radcliffe junior varsity boat has been able to out-row arch-rival Yale, and it did so with class on Saturday. Radcliffe crossed the line in 7:17.8, defeating Yale by an enormous margin of 28 seconds...

Author: By Katy Schmid, | Title: W. Crew Outraces Yale | 4/29/1991 | See Source »

...Massey- Ferguson harvesting combine. Iranian soldiers drive up the road, throwing bread to the Kurds and starting a frantic scramble that sends more than one person rolling down a steep embankment. When the crowd parts, old men patiently pick the crumbs out of rocks and mud, their only margin of survival. Whenever the refugees discover a reporter in their midst, they crowd around and find someone to express their fury in English: "Why did George Bush do this to us? He has betrayed us. Why did he tell us to rise up? Why didn't he shoot down the helicopters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Refugees: Omar's Journey | 4/29/1991 | See Source »

...also a high-risk exploit. Unlike most sports, bungee jumping allows zero margin for error. In a free fall, a mistake or an equipment failure would almost certainly mean a jumper's doom. But talk to any bungee enthusiast, and he'll tell you about the chills and thrills -- not the spills...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bungee Jumping Comes of Age | 4/15/1991 | See Source »

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