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Word: robin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Their 2-1 record in the preliminary round robin was enough to propel the spikers into the next round of action against Brown, which hadn't defeated Harvard in five years...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sports Wrap | 3/3/1986 | See Source »

...mother Lindy is a Congresswoman from Louisiana; his father, the late Hale Boggs, was House majority leader. Other congressional progeny who as lobbyists have traded on their names for various interests: Speaker Tip O'Neill's son Kip (sugar, beer, cruise ships); Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole's daughter Robin (Century 21 real estate); Senator Paul Laxalt's daughter Michelle (oil, Wall Street, Hollywood); and House Appropriations Committee Chairman Jamie Whitten's son Jamie Jr. (steel, barges, cork...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Peddling Influence | 3/3/1986 | See Source »

This past summer, the "powers that be" voted to institute a brand new championship tournev to determine the "official" Ivy champion, discarding the old format whereby regular season double round robin competition determined the "official" champ...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Guide to the Ivy League Tournament | 2/25/1986 | See Source »

Both scripts are flea flickers. Indeed, one can almost imagine The Best of Times's production team huddling around Writer Shelton as he draws ploys in the practice-field dirt with his finger. Hey, guys, get this! A dozen years ago, Jack Dundee (Robin Williams) drops what would have been the game-winning pass from Reno Hightower (Kurt Russell), the best quarterback in Taft High School history. It was more than a ball Jack bobbled. It was the only decent chance Taft ever had to beat big, bad Bakersfield down the road and restore a sense of pride...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: You Gotta Be a Football Hero Wildcats | 2/24/1986 | See Source »

...Crimson opened the three day round robin tournament with two matches Friday. The raquetwomen breezed to an easy victory over Brown (6-1) and Williams...

Author: By Barbara VAN Gorder, | Title: Racquetwomen Repelled in Howe Quest | 2/10/1986 | See Source »

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