Word: nearest
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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When the dust had settled and the weary crowd at the finish line began to disperse and meander slowly back to their respective camps, Harvard stood alone with 25 points, their nearest competitor B.C. some 14 points behind...
Beckford's running mate, hard-working Kristen Linsley, came home soon thereafter for a second-place finish in 17:13. The tandem finished a good 20 seconds ahead of the nearest green jersey...
Following coach Pappy Hunt's strategy, harrier stars Kristen Linsley and Darlene Beckford jumped out to an early lead, spent the remainder of the race widening it, and showed up alone at the finish line, 100 yards ahead of their nearest competitor. Linsley won the meet in 17:22, an outstanding early-season time and the second-fastest course time ever recorded for a college woman. Beckford followed at 17:41 despite strained back muscles, an inspiring performance from this gutsy sophomore...
...they are showing off some of their acquired wealth, and in an unlikely setting. Above Moundsville, in the West Virginia hills four miles up a rutted road from the nearest highway, 60 Hare Krishnas, who taught themselves to be artisans by trial and error, built an incredible peacock-hued "Palace of Gold." It is the first installment of what the settlement's leader envisions as a "spiritual Disneyland where people can come and be amazed." Amazed was one word for the 15,000 disciples and tourists attending the Labor Day weekend "grand opening." The festival also marked Janmastami, birthday...
...colleges. The TV programs are beamed from Maryland to local stations or cable systems serving Los Angeles, Sacramento, Portland, Chattanooga, Indianapolis, New York City, Pullman, Wash., State College, Pa., Moscow, Idaho, as well as Maryland, Oregon and Vermont. TV-viewing students will get credits and degrees from the college nearest them; those enrollees not served by a local college have to register with the extension division of the University of Maryland...