Word: onslaughts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Comizo, the Quaker sophomore tailback, keyed the Pennsylvania onslaught with 105 yards on 15 carries and one touchdown...
...several weeks, the Soviet press has aimed a steady barrage of criticism at the Bonn government, openly accusing some West Germans of seeking to fulfill Hitler's dream of changing Europe's borders. The propaganda onslaught reflected the Kremlin's frustration over its failure to block the deployment of the Pershing II missiles in West Germany, but it also fed on deep-rooted fears about the reunification of Germany. Last week Pravda accused Kohl of supporting German groups that oppose the postwar division of Europe. "The imperialist circles in West Germany," the official Communist Party daily declared...
...displayed their talent and versatility to the fullest in the final. Before halftime, the Americans staged a 9-min. onslaught during which Spain yielded 11 turnovers and had no field goals and no rebounds. Patrick Ewing, the 7-ft. Georgetown center, raised his total to 19 blocked shots hi the tournament, and at one point forced a Spanish player to shoot from behind the backboard...
...that can daunt larger firms. Few industries have shrunk more in recent years than American shoe manufacturing, which has seen imports walk off with much of its business. Yet the Timberland shoe company (1983 sales: $60 million), based in the rural hamlet of Newmarket, N.H., has weathered the foreign onslaught and added 900 workers over the past five years. "We benefited from the lack of imagination of some of the other old shoe companies around here," says Herman Swartz, president of the family-owned concern. Fully one-quarter of Timberland's sales have come from exports since its classic...
...Square Men's Bar-a 15-minute trek up Cambridge St. to Inman Square--usually has a pretty adventurous booking policy, though the summertime seems to have brought an onslaught of clone bands. The Bar does, however have a rep for booking little-known talented bands and, contrary to its name...