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Word: marginals (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Glenn S. Koocher '71, a moderate who ran without the endorsement of any slate, denied victory to either side by winning the sixth and final seat on the committee by a 91-vote margin over Independent Robert A. Romagna...

Author: By Richard A. Samp, | Title: School Committee Count Ends In CCA-Independent Deadlock | 11/15/1973 | See Source »

UNLIKE MANY characters in modern novels who are paralyzed by a world that looms absurd and meaningless, Skelton maintains deliberate control by asserting the inviolability of his soul. This opens a great margin of humor in the book, for many experiences that would smash a weaker ego simply glance off Skelton. He is intellectually happy-go-lucky. Reflecting McGuane's authorial faith in the power of words to synthesize coherence from a barrage of external events, Skelton continually articulates his perceptions...

Author: By Martha Stewart, | Title: Fish Comes to Shove | 11/13/1973 | See Source »

Manhattan repeated as the meet champions with a solid 87-164 margin over second-place Massachusetts. Ivy League champion Pennsylvania was edged into third with 165 points and Heptagonals runner-up Navy finished fourth...

Author: By James W. Reinig, | Title: Manhattan Takes IC4A Title; Harvard Places Dismal Ninth | 11/13/1973 | See Source »

...high cost of leather. Every ball lost in the stands costs the small, predominantly black college $26.95 that it can ill afford. Near the end of a recent annihilation of Florida A. & M. (45-0), a student aide on the Tennessee State football staff looked at the mounting margin and worried: "I hope we have enough balls left...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Black Tigers | 11/12/1973 | See Source »

...states had important guber-natorial contests. In New Jersey, Democrat Brendan T. Byrne lived up to pre-election predictions in swamping Rep. Charles W. Sandman by a two-to-one margin. Sandman got only the most nominal endorsement from incumbent Gov. William T. Cahill, whom he defeated in the Republican primary and no support whatsoever from Republican Sen. Clifford Case. In Virginia, Republican Miles E. Godwin edged liberal independent Henry E. Howell by less than one percentage point...

Author: By Robin Freedberg, | Title: Unclear National Returns | 11/10/1973 | See Source »

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