Word: rivaled
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Radcliffe varsity heavyweight crew asserted its dominance of the Charles River Saturday when it blew river rival Boston University out of its native waters by a humiliating 12-second margin...
Most agree, however, that the new endowment will subject the B-School to widespread scrutiny, especially from rival business schools...
There is an inescapable tendency, however, to exaggerate Hart's liabilities. At this premature stage, almost everyone following the Democratic contest -- the press, campaign consultants for rival candidates, and party officials who want to be wooed -- has a vested interest in a political horse race. Small wonder the conventional wisdom is filled with airy speculation about which Democrat might suddenly emerge from the pack with a Hart-stopping charge in Iowa or New Hampshire...
...advanced without a shred of credible evidence. It is no secret that Hart and his wife Lee endured two painful marital separations, the last one ending in 1982. Last week, prompted by a reporter's acknowledgment that the innuendos of infidelity were being subtly spread by aides of rival candidates, Hart suggested, "Sooner or later, someone has to write the story about how this is coming out of other campaigns." Hours later he tried to soften the point, saying he did not believe rival camps were spreading rumors. Nevertheless, the initial remark illustrated the dangers of a presidential candidate...
...rival crews will be competing for the Case Cup, a trophy created in 1980 in honor of Yale women's crew Coach Nathaniel Case...