Word: rivals
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...through that their bid to force a pair of Harvard and M.I.T. professors to hand over taped, off-the-record interviews had been tossed out of a Boston court. What these tapes were said to contain had the software giant's people salivating: top executives at Netscape, their chief rival in the browser wars, were caught candidly admitting to strategic--perhaps fatal--business blunders. It would have been "the best evidence," laments Charles ("Rick") Rule, Microsoft legal consultant and former Assistant Attorney General. The loss of this juicy morsel was another rude awakening for Bill Gates: federal courts, it seems...
...sentimentality--finally embrace. And it's always nice to see an independent film made by people who aren't secretly angling to produce the next season of Caroline in the City. This is more like "Caroling in the Inner City," especially in a strong scene in which Ray silences rival gangs in the prison yard with his raving eloquence...
...week after sloppy conditions at The Stadium forced the Harvard football team into a rush-heavy, blue-collar offense that produced a gritty 19-12 win over Cornell, the Crimson (1-3, 1-1 Ivy) will have to contest Patriot League rival Holy Cross under sunny--or at least dry--skies in Cambridge...
...Winning two in a row would be gigantic," junior linebacker Isaiah Kacyvenski said. "Holy Cross is our only in-state rival, and the game is a big momentum-gainer. It's huge for our confidence...
...gifted young black man's struggles on the streets and in the jails of Washington, D.C., the main piece of this puzzle is undoubtedly Raymond Joshua (played by Saul Williams) in his debut performance. Arrested for marijuana possession after his drug-dealing friend is shot by a rival gang, Ray is sent to prison. Inside he finds the gang lifestyle to be as fierce as it is on the streets, and there he comes to the realization that he wants out of the game. Released on bail while awaiting his trial, he wrestles with his feelings of anger and bitterness...