Word: rivalled
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...This line led to increasing cooperation with Ireland's minuscule Communist Party and an eventual decision to form a "national liberation front." The so-called Provisionals of Sean MacStiofáin insisted on military means first. Although most of the I.R.A. units opted for the Provos, the division between the rival groups was and is bitter. For a time, army units in Belfast spent as much time fighting each other as they did the British. A tenuous truce was worked out last March, even though the branches publish separate newspapers, support separate arms of the Sinn Fein, and have no common...
...rivalry going into the Kansas City game. Though he led the league in scoring with 117 points, he was bypassed for the A.F.C.'s all-pro team in favor of Kansas City Kicker Jan Stenerud, a former ski-jumping champion from Fetsund, Norway. Eager to show up his rival, the balding Yepremian got his chance after the hard-charging Dolphins blocked a 42-yd. Stenerud attempt in the overtime period. Then, when Dolphin Running Back Larry Csonka rambled around right end for 29 yds., it was Garo's turn to try from 37 yds. out. Realizing that "this...
Pennsylvania, which ran up 28 consecutive victories last season before losing badly to Villanova in the NCAA tournament, has picked up basically where it left off, winning seven games, and losing only to Big Five rival Temple at the Palestra in mid-December...
...person of Ohio Governor John Gilligan, who endorsed Muskie for President, while the beaming candidate stood near by and acknowledged that he could not think of a "better, happier gift." Another present came from the latest Harris poll, which showed that Muskie has gained ground against his rival Democrats as well as the President. Muskie ran the strongest race of any of the Democrats against Nixon, though he still trailed the President, 39% to 43%. But he has moved eight points closer to Nixon since the last Harris poll in September...
...personal qualifications for the job, there was one other reason why many Italians were ready to forgive the Deputies for their indecision and rejoice in the final selection. That was Vittoria Leone, 42, a radiant beauty, who as the new hostess of the Palazzo del Quirinale will rival-and, said some, perhaps overshadow-Madame Claude Pompidou of France as the most beautiful of Europe's first ladies...