Word: olympian
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...endemic problem of corruption. Although Mexicans are accustomed to the idea that their elected officials will steal "a little bit," they were not prepared for the flagrant abuses that began to be obvious. To many Mexicans, the previous regime's corruption is best symbolized by "Dog Hill," an Olympian, 32.5-acre complex high above the Mexico City smog line, where López Portillo has built palatial homes for himself and his children...
David Todhunter, the Brown water polo team's 6-ft., 5-in. scoring machine, rarely smiles in the water. Instead, with Olympian disdain, he calmly crushed all opposition--including Harvard--leading the Bruins in scoring with nine goals as they swept their five games at Blodgett...
Julio Abreu, general director of the financially shaky hotel and ticket consortium Mundiespaña, blamed the general recession. Ajusting his once Olympian ambitions, he says: "We will not go bankrupt." But despite reports of severe losses to operators of travel, merchandising and ticket sales abroad, FIFA is still bragging that its eventual gross-helped along by revenue from three special Spanish lotteries-will more than cover the Spanish government's $40 million outlay...
...Longhorns, paced by Olympian Jill Sterkel's two American records, more than doubled the score of second-place Southern Illinois But the victory was marred by the absence of a slew of traditional swimming powers from the meet Hundreds of AIAW affiliated schools, including a majority of the top ten finishers in last year's Nationals broke ranks this year and defected to the newly formed and more glamorous women's NCAA...
...University of Texas, which boasts competitors like two-time Olympian Jill Sterkel, who set a new American record in the 50-yd. butterfly, has jumped to a commanding lead and looks uncontested for the laurels again...