Word: round
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Harvard's luck took a turn for the worse when it journeyed west for the USF Invitational. The Crimson dropped its opening-round contest December 22 to the host Dons...
...fact, the latest attack appeared to be neither a serious defeat for the Iranians nor the first round in Tehran's long-threatened offensive, which is expected to begin sometime before March. Rather it seemed to have been an Iranian effort to test Iraqi defenses along the southern front. Nonetheless, the recent Iraqi aerial bombardment may be causing morale problems within Iran. The Khomeini government cannot afford a serious setback on the battlefield, but neither can it afford a widespread civilian reaction against the stalemated...
...longer looks like even his most recent photograph, which was taken 20 years ago. Still an erect, broad-shouldered six-footer, he is much thinner, though he tells visitors that is because he wants to keep his weight down. His hair is gray, and his once round face has become elongated but is still unlined. A fitness fanatic all his life, Mandela rises at 3:30 each morning and begins the day with a vigorous two-hour workout...
...counselor and of Drew Lewis, the former Transportation Secretary, being tapped as chief of staff. In the past, Reagan has acted on difficult matters during his year-end holidays in California. And that is where he was heading this week, for a few days of reflection and socializing before Round 2 of the Iranscam investigations begin...
...modifications and rigging adjustments of its competitors. The N.Y.Y.C. entry was designed so that the wings on its keel, and the keel itself, could be unbolted and replaced with ones of more advanced design. Although the boat's latest keel was flown in from the U.S. after the second round at a cost of $91,000, it was thought to offer little advantage and was never used in competition. Other syndicates made furious and fancy changes before the December race series. Stars & Stripes added a new mast, French Kiss new sails. USA changed to lighter nickel-cobalt rigging...