Word: match
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Washington has been trying to overcome the reluctance of Western European countries to deploy long-range Pershing II and cruise missiles on their soil; so far only Britain and West Germany have accepted in principle. For another, the U.S. would like to ensure that all countries of Western Europe match its own new defense expenditures, currently set at a 3% military budget increase...
...BRIEF: The season opener against Columbia is shaping up like a match of mirror images. Both Harvard and Columbia are looking for strong defensive performances while searching for the unknown from virtually brand-new offensive backfields. Also, both teams have untested kicking games...Junior Jim Keyte, who began the season as what looked like Harvard's No. 2 quarterback, has moved to ahalfback's position "for good, if it works out," Restic said...
...rousing enough to get audience cheering. The first brings down Dave's illusions about the Italian racers he's been imitating--one of them sticks his hand pump in Dave's pedals to make him crash because he's starting to pull ahead. The second race is a grudge match for Dave and his friends. They are, for the first time, invited to enter a team in the local college's invitational "Little 500." A long-standing rivalry between college students and the "cutters" (townies) is tested...
...when it comes to paying employees, Harvard's salaries can't match a manufacturer's. Barbara Wickenden, personnel officer at the Education School, says the most frequent worker's complaint is about salary. "We cannot compete one-to-one with industry," she says...
There are many ifs, and Harvard has a long way to go before it will be able to match up well against Brown or Yale. Joe Restic knows that; Burke St. John and Jim Keyte know that. But no one says die, no one says, "Buckley's gone and so are our chances." No one but the supposed professional critics: we who call ourselves sportswriters. The press has buried Harvard in '79. But around Soldiers Field there's a growing voice that's shouting, "Hold on a minute. It's not all over. We haven't even started...