Word: roughs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Then came 1971, and the moment that changed the way the world shaves forever. Working in conditions of absolute secrecy, Gillette scientists perfected a shaving technique known as "hystersis"--a two-blade system in which the first razor gave the beard a rough cut and then cunningly pulled it away from the face. . . where a second blade (placed exactly 60 one-thousandths of an inch behind the first) could snip it close to the skin before it had a chance to fall back in place. The result: the world's closest shave. They called the razor TRAC...
From the beginning, however, it was apparent it would be a rough match for the fencers to win. Four close 5-4 losses put Harvard behind quickly...
...Harvard women's ice hockey team survived a rough first two periods before buckling under to Princeton, 3-1, in the last 20 minutes Saturday night at Baker Rink...
Most of the games in Harvard's 1985 season played like a James Bond movie--enough adversity and rough going early to keep the customers happy followed by a spectacular finish which saw the good guys emerge victorious...
...sitcomming of cable is partly a response to the industry's rough economic times. Cable's growth rate has slowed considerably in the past couple of years, owing in part to the proliferation of videocassettes, which offer new movies months before they appear on cable's premium channels. The two largest such channels, HBO and Showtime, actually posted a net loss in subscribers during the first half of 1985, the first such drop in their history. The solution, many pay-cable executives are deciding, is to supplement movies with original programming that can generate viewer loyalty. Translation: more series...