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CANTON, N.Y.--Nil points (pronounced "neel pwanh"). No points...

Author: By Darren Kilfara, | Title: Pointing | 2/24/1997 | See Source »

...nil points? Ouch...

Author: By Darren Kilfara, | Title: Pointing | 2/24/1997 | See Source »

...days ago, Harvard travelled to Maine for a chilly night game. Maine didn't present much competition for the team, as Harvard scored nine minutes into the game, and led four-nil at half-time...

Author: By Joseph W. Lind, | Title: M. Soccer Hopes to Roll Into NCAAs With Success | 10/18/1996 | See Source »

...boxing's safety. Those who advocate HIV testing to the exclusion of other solutions take as automatic the premise that bleeding is inevitable in boxing. It is not. If professional boxing followed the lead of amateur boxing--by, most important, requiring headgear in all matches--bleeding would be virtually nil. Preventing bleeding is a better result than could ever be obtained by an HIV test. At the same time, headgear would improve numerous other woes of boxing, such as the safety of the participants. As we consider what to do about Morrison's positive-HIV disclosure, let us look...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Mar. 18, 1996 | 3/18/1996 | See Source »

...clarified target. During the Cold War, such a vehicle made excellent sense; it could loom menacingly around the Soviet continent, ready for immediate deployment in the event of a security crisis. In the age of isolated ethnic and regional conflict, the deterrent value of one additional submarine is virtually nil. In fact, unless the conflict directly involves us, it will not even be a factor...

Author: By Hugh G. Eakin, | Title: A Poor Prognosis for Foreign Policy | 8/8/1995 | See Source »

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