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...match was nip and tuck and by the time Columbia's 177-lb. Miles Vuklevic stepped onto the mat it was clear that one more victory by Columbia would put the Tigers away...

Author: By Chris Georges, | Title: Fluke Pin Spoils Grapplers' Title Hopes | 2/25/1985 | See Source »

...expected a tough one," said Coach John Lee after the nip and tuck Cornell match, and that is exactly what they got. "It's been a long time coming," he added after the stunning victory...

Author: By Chris Georges, | Title: Grapplers Sweep Cornell, Columbia | 2/11/1985 | See Source »

...there's a nip...

Author: By Chris Georges, | Title: A Holiday Ode | 12/15/1984 | See Source »

Rockefeller's father-in-law, Illinois Republican Senator Charles Percy, had a nip-and-tuck election night that did not end as well. Percy, who recently turned 65, was forcibly retired from the Senate after three terms. The onetime presidential prospect was upset by a thoughtful and tweedy downstate Congressman, Paul Simon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Election '84: The Senate: Landslide or No, The G.O.P. Margin Shrinks | 11/19/1984 | See Source »

...stiletto heels they stamp into the ladies' room, flounce around the corner past the polished washbasins and disappear into the two long rows of toilet stalls. They are the kind of girls who obey their mothers' warnings never to sit on strange toilet seats. Attendants have to nip in after that type, making sure the next woman will have no unpleasant surprises. That is the sort of job specification that made Donna Summer's song about a ladies' room attendant, She Works Hard for the Money, a big hit, especially in the neon city...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Las Vegas: Working Hard for the Money | 8/27/1984 | See Source »

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