Word: possessed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Moss threw in four straight baskets as the final period began giving Brown a 40-38 lead with 15:32 left to play. Harvard did not possess the advantage again until the visitors claimed the victory with two seconds on the clock...
Having won six of their last eight games, Joe Bertagna's skaters now possess an even 6-6-1 intercollegiate record (2-1-1 Ivy League) and a three-game winning streak, their longest of the season. Are they not psyched...
...Careerism lures her to New York. After six months, Paul rejoins her, keenly desiring a child. Susan refuses to be his "baby machine" and has an abortion without telling Paul. Recriminations. Divorce. New lovers, and a bittersweet embrace at the fadeout. To confuse this with soap opera is to possess 20/20 vision...
Like the Yale victory on Friday night, the Crimson matched up well with the Bruins, who do not possess a dominating giant in the center position. Although giving up some height to the slightly taller visitors from Providence, Harvard still managed to out-rebound the Bruins, 40-31, using their 1-2-1 zone...
...animals and the unskilled trainer can crack his whip at them in vain." And few have expressed more simply the pleasures of that word tamer. "Every writer and artist wonders what in the world people of other professions can find to live for. This is the great advantage they possess, which more than makes up for the little they usually earn." The words may jump and snarl, snap and bite when Brenan sits down at his own desk. But when they march onto his page, they almost always perform marvelous and original tricks. - Gerald Clarke