Word: rivalled
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...olive-green emblems of the P.L.A. Actually, the emblems had been hastily painted, and most of the equipment and troops belonged to the Syrian army's reserve in Damascus. They were rolling into Jordan not only to help the fedayeen but also to embarrass the rival Iraqi Baathist government. Baghdad, which keeps a 12,000-man division in Jordan for the war with Israel, refused to order its troops to move against Hussein...
...Captain's Cup held last Saturday at Jackson College, Radcliffe led going into the last race, but lost the regatta to perennial rival M.I.T...
Frontierro lost to Quirk in the freshman meet between the two schools last fall. Harvard placed five men in front of Frontierro, the Huskies' top finisher. The time between Quirk and his rival was 43 seconds...
...argument has obvious flaws. With former fedayeen at its helm, Jordan might march against Israel before the advocates of peace have a chance to prevail. Further, there would almost certainly be a savage internal dogfight as the leaders of rival factions struggled for paramountcy?and the battle would be complicated by the presence of Jordan's Bedouins, who make up 35% of the population and despise the fedayeen. The greatest immediate flaw, of course, is that Jordan's young King?as long as his shaky throne lasts?will have no intention of handing his kingdom over to his adversaries...
...This business is such a personal one now that the company heads have got to be involved with the artists," Davis says. He began breaking down the barriers between the Establishment corporate head and the young performer, personally seeking out and signing up unknown artists and luring away from rival companies more established stars. What Davis offered them was more control over their own artistic expression than other companies had given them. By the time that his competitors realized what Davis was up to, Columbia-and Atlantic-Warner -had already recruited much of the top talent. Says Davis: "The other...