Word: marksmen
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...forces them to surface every day or so, when they become sitting ducks. Nonetheless, Navy planners repeatedly cite the possibility that Iran's three Russian-made Kilo subs could bottle up the mouth of the Persian Gulf in a time of crisis, picking off thin-skinned oil tankers like marksmen at a state fair. But few believe that even this scary scenario would be much more than a 48-hour headache for the Pentagon...
...unfortunately, out-of-state hunters have to shell out almost 100 smackeroos). Alongside the usual fare of black bear, white-tailed deer and quail, a multitude of neighborhood critters can be turned into shish-kabobs. However, the crow, opossum, bullfrog and snapping turtle might provide scant amusement for marksmen of considerable moose hunting prowess. Aspiring trophy hunters and greenhorns of Harvard Yard, take note: Grey squirrel season opened October 17, with a bag limit of five. In addition, legal hunting hours commence 30 minutes before sunrise, so it is even possible to plug a chattering rodent prior...
...these players gain any open ice--and they have more chances to do that at the Olympic-sized ice surface--Harvard senior goalie Tripp Tracy will have to be at his sharpest to stop the shots of these marksmen. Tracy put forth his best weekend of the season at St. Lawrence, stopping 101 of 110 shots and keeping the Crimson alive early in the first two contests...
...marksmen told a skeptical Senate panel that the 1992 fatal shooting of white separatist Randy Weaver's wife by an FBI colleague was justified. Reason? The gun-toting Weavers, caught in a standoff with agents, posed a threat to a circling FBI helicopter. Federal marshals involved in the shootout that precipitated the siege testified that they believe Weaver accidentally killed his son--and not they, as Weaver has charged...
Going into the third period, the five goals scored had tied the most amount produced by the Crimson this year at home, but the marksmen would...