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Word: meters (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...long perfectly aerodynamic spear. I hefted the javelin as if to throw it with the tip against my ear. I noticed that the weight was shifted mostly to the rear which made the javelin appear unbalanced. Possibly, this weight shift occurred in response to a 104.41-meter throw by a Polish athlete that sailed off the throwing surface and nearly hit a runner on the track...

Author: By Alvar J. Mattei, | Title: A Day at the Track | 5/20/1987 | See Source »

Junior Don LaVigne grabbed first place in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles with a time of 57.6. Davis finished third in the event with a time...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Thinclads Fall At Finish; Crushed By Huskies | 5/11/1987 | See Source »

...seniors managed to win events in their last career meet. Chris "Robertson copped the 400-meter run with a time of 49.9, and Steve Pinney leapt to victory with a pole vault of 14-ft., 6-in Pinney also took third in the high jump with a 6-ft., 6-in. leap...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Thinclads Fall At Finish; Crushed By Huskies | 5/11/1987 | See Source »

...captains wrapped up their Crimson track careers with solid performances. Rob Gustafson placed second in the long jump with a leap of 21-ft., 3 1/4-in., and Steve Abbey captured third in 110-meter hurdles with a time...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Thinclads Fall At Finish; Crushed By Huskies | 5/11/1987 | See Source »

...Political Order in Changing Societies, in which the ratio of aspiration to % satisfaction was examined in 62 countries. "The overall correlation between frustration and instability," Huntington wrote, "was 0.50." Says Lang: "This is utter nonsense. How does Huntington measure things like social frustration? Does he have a social-frustration meter? I object to the academy's certifying as science what are merely political opinions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: The Posse Stops a Softie | 5/11/1987 | See Source »

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