Word: reach
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Last Wednesday, the Harvard men's lacrosse team was sky-high, ranked seventh in the country with a 5-1 record. A post-season bid to the NCAA playoffs seemed secure. The Ivy League title was well within reach...
...titanium hull and liquid-metal-cooled nuclear reactors, the 361-ft. Mike-class vessel was one of the deepest-diving and fastest-running attack subs in Moscow's fleet. Then, late one morning last week, a submariner's worst nightmare became reality: fire broke out. The sub managed to reach the surface about 320 miles off the northern coast of Norway. As it wallowed, many of the 95 crew members rushed to life rafts and paddled away. A small flotilla of Soviet vessels sped to pick up survivors and also tried to tow the sub to safety. But rough seas...
Still, Bush said the U.S. would now work with Israel and the Palestinians to reach "a mutually acceptable formula for elections." U.S. officials express hope that such steps can lead to a substantive dialogue between the two parties in the dispute. But they were disappointed that the stubborn Shamir had not displayed enough change "in nuance and tone" to spark some real peace momentum. Despite Administration prodding, Shamir refused to outline what steps he might take toward reducing Israeli brutality against Palestinian demonstrators, such as lifting economic sanctions, reopening schools and putting an end to the demolition of houses. Shamir...
Initially, CNBC officials report, the channel will reach 13 million cable homes -- a respectable starting figure, though substantially lower than either FNN (32 million) or CNN (50 million). Costs are expected to top $60 million before the channel begins operating in the black. (Revenues will come from advertising and a basic charge to cable systems of 7 cents per subscriber.) Most cable analysts, however, give top-rated NBC and its well-heeled corporate parent, General Electric, a good shot at making the service a success...
...sells, why not try for the 10 percent of the market that heterosexual appeals can't reach...