Word: rivals
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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With these words, spoken in January, Zinder formally launched a monumental effort that could rival in scope both the Manhattan Project, which created the A-bomb, and the Apollo moon-landing program -- and may exceed them in importance. The goal: to map the human genome and spell out for the world the entire message hidden in its chemical code...
Papandreou's staunch denial of wrongdoing did not prevent rival politicians from calling for his resignation. "He is becoming a laughingstock with his repeated theories about plots," said Constantine Mitsotakis, head of the conservative New Democracy Party. Two members of the Prime Minister's own PASOK party, both former ministers, also called on Papandreou to step aside -- so far the only signs of internal revolt...
...week the U.S. arrested and then expelled a Soviet military attache for allegedly trying to steal details of computer-security programs. The incident, as well as the arrest earlier this month of three West German computer hackers suspected of spying for the Soviet Union, highlighted the extent to which rival intelligence agencies are scrambling to devise ways to penetrate one another's security systems...
...number six and seven, Nicole Rival andfreshman Jennifer Minkus have switched back andforth so far this year...
...Rival posted a 2-1 record last fall. She alsodefeated Fordham's numberone JV singles player togive the JV team its first-ever win over Fordham...