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...approval." The entrepreneurial spirit was "tempered" in the process, he adds. And several current employees, who ask not to be identified, speak of a developing "favoritism" made more possible by the centralization of decision-making. Such complaints crystallized recently around an unprecedented evaluation of each manager at the midpoint of his one-year term, conducted by the president, general manager, and operations manager, and used in awarding bonuses that range from nothing...

Author: By Lavea Brachman, | Title: For the Students, By the Students? | 10/7/1982 | See Source »

...training camp reared its midpoint, McCurdy was pleased with the early times. "So far I'm encouraged with what I see. I'm full of enthusiasm and optimism, and the guys are working together," he said. "We ought to have an even chance against Northeastern...

Author: By Howard N. Mead, | Title: Walking Wounded Try to Run | 9/14/1981 | See Source »

...when games were scheduled to begin at other big league ballparks across the U.S., no fans showed up. After nearly two years of acrimonious bargaining between team owners and the Players Association, major league baseball was shut down by a strike, a month short of the season's midpoint. Though the players had walked out just before the start of the 1972 season, last week's strike marked the first in which the sport had been interrupted after a season was under...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Baseball Heads for the Showers | 6/22/1981 | See Source »

...first half was entirely different, though. Up until the game's midpoint, the Crimson played tough, tight, defensive basketball. Only two things were hurting them: Miller and their own poor foul shooting...

Author: By Nick Darienzo, | Title: Women Hoopsters Crushed by Terriers, 63-44; Crimson Attack Is Hurt By Poor Foulshooting | 2/12/1981 | See Source »

...though. Against a better team, the Crimson could have been in big trouble, particularly during a mistake-filled and badly executed first half. Harvard just couldn't get anything done in those first 20 minutes, playing at Brandeis' level on the way to a 32-all deadlock at the midpoint...

Author: By Mark H. Doctoroff, | Title: Hoopsters Blow Out Brandeis, 91-74; Fleming Leads Late Offensive Surge | 12/1/1980 | See Source »

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