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...despite the continued confidence, Harvard's prowess is no longer certain. A loss is a definite possibility in this season more than in past years...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Men's Squash Sees New Faces, Same Old Results | 12/11/1996 | See Source »

...there has been any consolation for proud Russian scientists, it's that these problems have occurred out of sight of Western eyes. But the space agency--long a symbol of Russian technical prowess and widely considered to be the best in the world as recently as the late 1980s--could not slip so quietly into eclipse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE LAST COUNTDOWN? | 12/2/1996 | See Source »

...Game. Two words, so much history. A rivalry between two of the oldest colleges in the nation. An Ivy League battle to determine athletic prowess in two schools revered more for their brain power and strength of will and character than their physiological vigor...

Author: By Denaj. Springer, | Title: Bulldogs Stink in Intramurals, Too | 11/25/1996 | See Source »

...government ban on selling dog meat for human consumption. Although some critics claim that many of the butchered dogs are stolen pets, speciality shops continue to sell dog meat soups, which are often advertised as "tonic soups" or "bow-wow soups." Superstition holds that these soups heighten male sexual prowess...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NEWSPEAK | 11/23/1996 | See Source »

Nonetheless, Levant met with Botvin several weeks ago to discuss the professor's ideas. Combining D.A.R.E.'s marketing prowess with Life Skills' apparent effectiveness might eliminate one campaign issue in the year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JUST SAY LIFE SKILLS | 11/11/1996 | See Source »

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