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Word: perfection (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...those freshmen, Scott Jaffe, capped off a perfect Eastern meet in the 200 breaststroke, taking his third title in three races with a 2:01.14 time. With his three-victory performance, Jaffe clinched the Phil Moriarity Award for being the top individual scorer in the meet...

Author: By Joseph Kaufman, | Title: Aquamen Drown in Easterns Despite Final Day Comeback | 3/7/1988 | See Source »

...perfect way to end a brillant career...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Sports Wrap | 3/7/1988 | See Source »

...power of art. Maybe it is not a miracle, but it is a foretaste of the paradise for which they have prayed all their pinched and gloomy lives. And Axel is a worthy saucier's apprentice. His orchestration of this parable matches her culinary skills in subtlety, verve and perfect taste. From soup to cognac, Babette's Feast is delicious, a meal that memory will forever savor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Dining Well Is the Best Revenge BABETTE'S FEAST | 3/7/1988 | See Source »

...truth, Inman-Ebel speaks perfect television-anchor talk, one of those serviceable voices from nowhere. She is a slim, freckled redhead with blue eyes and tight little muscles at the corners of a big smile. She dresses for success, has two kids at home, and holds a yellow belt with green tips in Taekwondo. The license plate on her car says I CAN, and she is inclined to say things like "Y'all can too." (She notes that her parents originally came from east Tennessee, and the occasional Southernism makes clients more comfortable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Chattanooga: How Not to Talk like a Southerner | 3/7/1988 | See Source »

...will take all the speed and skill of the Crimson along with a lot of intangibles and luck for Harvard to knock off the Huskies and spoil their perfect season. But if the Crimson isn't favored by talent, then it is favored by sentiment: it is the underdog of the tournament...

Author: By Alvar J. Mattei, | Title: Icewomen, NU Will Meet in ECACs | 3/4/1988 | See Source »

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