Word: rivalling
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...long interludes of incoherence, was as relaxed and confident in Los Angeles as he has ever been on a national stage. His efforts at humor seemed mostly spontaneous rather than the spoon-fed one-liners of backstage handlers. Asked to find something to praise about his Democratic rival, Bush flashed a broad grin and said, "Listen, you're stealing my close. I had something very nice to say in that." This easy-listening tone was established early in the debate, when the Vice President interrupted moderator Shaw, who was trying to pose a hypothetical question about Dan Quayle's becoming...
Radcliffe is coming off its third consecutive victory over arch-rival Dartmouth, 4-0. It was the second time in two weeks that the Black and White Radcliffe had defeated the Big Green...
...difficult to disagree with this bold assertion. Perhaps Sheehan overstates his case when he credits Vann with saving the Saigon regime from collapse, not once but twice: after the 1968 Tet offensive and again in 1972. Nevertheless, in Sheehan's characterization Vann emerges as a personality to rival the most complex creations of fiction. He was a brave soldier, a brilliant analyst, a born maverick and a savvy political infighter. He was also, as Sheehan eventually learned, a shameless hypocrite with a "secret vice" he could not or would not control. To Sheehan, who worked as a young wire-service...
When the spotlight shone on Seoul, Americans focused their attention on the efforts by U.S. Olympians to outpace rival athletes from other nations. But there is another form of international competition that the U.S. is unquestionably losing, and it is no game. America, once the perennial champion of world trade, now seems in danger of dropping out of contention. In one industry after another, American companies have lost their lead to foreign competitors that are more innovative, efficient and responsive to the needs of consumers...
...based economic woes and coolness toward patricians seemed to offer a good opportunity for Dukakis to break Bush's Western monopoly. But by last week, as Bush visited Denver, the state was tilting Republican. The main reason: Bush's success in tarring his rival as a squishy liberal. Elsewhere in the West, Dukakis is still competitive in Washington, Oregon and New Mexico, but is comfortably ahead nowhere except Hawaii, with its four little votes...