Word: quarters
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Crimson scurried to a 17-10 advantage in the first quarter, and a second quarter burst let the fans go home early, as Harvard gained a 34-15 half-time bulge...
Hindered by turnovers and inexperience, the slower Crimson found itself behind for most of the first quarter of play. Long-distance tallies by Tom Mannix and the aggressive inside shooting of Mark Harris kept the Crimson close, and with 7:25 in the half, Fine sank two free throws, putting the Harvard five ahead for the first time in the ballgame...
...acceptable tradeoff, it leads to fewer jobs for the unemployed and fewer technical discoveries that will benefit the nation. Yale Economist Paul MacAvoy estimates that the shift of investment from productive projects to programs mandated by regulation has cut the growth of the U.S. gross national product by one-quarter to one-half of a point every year since the early 1970s...
Murphy got a tremendous jump off the starting line, and actually led the race for the first quarter-mile before fading back into the field...
...East Jerusalem Arabs resent the reconstruction of the Old City's Jewish Quarter, which they see as the first step toward reducing the Arab population even further. Somewhat grudgingly, they tolerate other Israeli efforts to tidy up the Old City, like installing a cable network to get rid of unsightly (and somewhat incongruous) TV antennas. Says Mahmud Abu Zalef, editor of the Arab daily Al Quds: "Any improvement in the physical sense that will make Jerusalem more beautiful is okay with me. I don't care who does it. But it should not be done by throwing people...