Word: rivalled
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...country without difficulty; after all, that should not be beyond a country that has produced an atomic bomb, nuclear power plants and, even more to the point, 100 of its own computers. The Indians also contend that IBM's departure could open the way for competition among rival computer firms, domestic and foreign, anxious to see their products in the Indian market...
Although the Soviet Tu-144 became the first civilian aircraft to break the sonic barrier in 1969, the Anglo-French Concorde soon shot several sound-years ahead of its Russian rival with the inauguration of regular transatlantic passenger service in 1976. Last week the Soviet Union belatedly entered the supersonic sweepstakes by initiating regular Tu-144 flights on a little-traveled run between Moscow and Alma-Ata, an industrial city of 860,000 near the Chinese border. Price of a one-way ticket on the once-a-week flight: $113. TIME Moscow Bureau Chief Marsh Clark was the first Western...
...Nevertheless, the Russian Empire that the Bolsheviks inherited in 1917 was a fairly primitive vastness, although some industrialization had begun. Despite its bloody civil war (1918-22) Stalin's savage purges in the '30s and the devastations of World War II, the Soviet Union has risen to rival American influence around the world. Russia has become the planet's leading producer of crude oil, coal, steel, pig iron, locomotives mineral fertilizers and other products. Soviet scientific accomplishments - from Sputnik to Soyuz to two-headed does - are uneven but often dazzling...
Although the pen of Mort Sadow may not be a match for the Bard himself, anyone who chats briefly with Mr. Sadow will concur that there are few who can rival his encyclopedial knowledge of Crimson football lore. Sadow is such a devote of Harvard tradition that he disdains wearing a Crimson sweater, opting for what he describes as a bluer hue of red or magenta. Magenta was originally selected as the team color for Harvard on January 24, 1873 before Crimson was later adopted. By the way, the word "glowing" in Sadow's poem should be printed in "purple...
...better be ready. The World Boxing Council, one of two rival groups that rule boxing--made up of old fighters who were hit in the head too often--has decided that Ali must sign a contract to defend his title against Norton within 60 days or forfeit the crown...