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Word: pinpoints (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Several times, a Crimson attacker would feed a pinpoint pass to a cutting teammate right on the crease. Senior Co-Captain Cindi Ersek scored four goals, classmate Kate Felsen had three goals and two assists and sophomore Char Joslin tallied a hat trick with an assist...

Author: By Andy Fine, | Title: Laxwomen Out-Man Red | 4/18/1988 | See Source »

...modern military pushes a "pickle" button. Anderson has half a heartbeat to push his. Since this isn't war, he is actually dropping a 25-lb. bowling pin with fins called a bomb dummy unit. It contains a small flash charge enabling technicians watching on video screens to pinpoint the hit or miss. Each pilot drops 28 bombs during the six-day contest. Two years ago, the top team triumphed over the runner-up by dropping a single bomb one yard closer. In theory, spring-loaded reflexes and microscopic eyes should make a winner. Pilots joke that proficiency in arcade...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Nevada: A Rodeo for Throttle Jockeys | 3/21/1988 | See Source »

...Harvard students are not the main source of trouble. Problem bikers also include elementary school students and employed adults who commute to work, says Donahue, who runs a bicycle safety program at local elementary schools. "There are [lots of] people coming into Cambridge every day. You can't just pinpoint students at Harvard," he says...

Author: By Abigail N. Sosland, | Title: Harvard Bicyclists Break Away From the Rules | 2/26/1988 | See Source »

American analysts were similarly baffled by another vague Gorbachev claim, made during his final press conference, that the Soviets possessed the means to identify the location and megatonnage of land- and sea-based nuclear weapons -- even those deployed on submarines. If the Soviets could indeed pinpoint U.S. subs, they could neutralize a key leg of the U.S. nuclear triad. State Department and Pentagon experts were highly skeptical that the Soviets possessed such technology...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Spirit Of Washington | 12/21/1987 | See Source »

...backcourt, Gielen and James combined for 43 points, nine rebounds and 12 assists. James' pinpoint accuracy opened the Crimson's inside game...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., | Title: Men Cagers Bring Down Vermont, 91-76 | 12/9/1987 | See Source »

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