Word: recorditis
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Ciavaglia stuffed in 15 goals--including a hat trick against Lake Superior State in the NCAA quarterfinals--but setting up the shots was his specialty. His 48 assists fell just two short of the Harvard season record set by Joe Cavanagh...
This spring, we won three major tournaments posted a record of 14-1, our best since winning the National Championship in 1984. Several of our players earned all-East honors and will soon try out for the all-American team. Harvard rugby is undoubtedly a serious sport...
Such a tragedy would be felt far beyond Egypt's borders. The country boasts an estimated 10,000 antiquities sites, and, notes British Egyptologist Michael Jones, "these monuments are a non-renewable resource." The tombs, temples, paintings and inscriptions add up to an incomparable record of the lives and beliefs of people in one of humanity's most ancient civilizations, which influenced the development of modern cultures throughout the world. "We are the guardians of a unique heritage," says the EAO's Ali Hassan. Such guardianship is expensive, though, and calls for far more expertise than any one nation -- especially...
...industry as a whole reaped record profits of $2.9 billion during 1988, a mark that most experts predict will be exceeded this year. The majority of the healthy airlines have put a renewed focus on improving service and employee morale. Says Alan Muncaster, a Northwest vice president: "We've been through a cultural change. There's a new philosophy stressing candor and cooperation...
Given the abysmal track record of start-up airlines over the past ten years, investors are reluctant to enter the airline business except as buyers of existing carriers. Says wheeler-dealer Donald Trump: "There is still room for entrepreneurs in the industry." Trump's nearly final $365 million agreement to buy Eastern's shuttle operations was put in jeopardy again last week when Phoenix-based America West Airlines offered to pay some $25 million more for the shuttle, plus $335 million for ten additional Eastern aircraft. Northwest, meanwhile, is trying to fight off a takeover by Denver oilman Marvin Davis...