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...Celtic runaway ended Houston's nine-consecutive-game record for holding opponents below 100 points...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Celts Overrun Rockets 109-80; Playoffs May End Tomorrow | 5/13/1981 | See Source »

This is the largest "fixed-price" construction agreement in history. Unless the Saudis change their specifications, they will pay no more than $1.7 billion, no matter what happens to the prices of labor, steel and concrete during the course of the 40-month project. In an era of runaway inflation, that was a risky deal, but it is one typical of Blount...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saudi Jackpot | 5/11/1981 | See Source »

Preppy fashion and the Reagan ascendancy have joined forces: Satin is out of the closet, fears of runaway sympathy for the poor locked in. But changing times have led to a new problem more the some still than the eternal defense against the resentment of the envious masses: long sufference of their attempts at familiarity and imitation. Groton-bred Robert A. Humphreville '80, office manager of the Hasty Pudding Club, has lost none of his preppy aplomb in the face of this nouveau nuisance. "I find it slightly tiresome that people who come from different backgrounds compensate by dressing...

Author: By Mark R. Anspach, | Title: The Old School Tie | 5/6/1981 | See Source »

...sweeping the singles competition, 6-0, the netmen clinched an early victory and robbed the match of any suspense. But even a runaway can be valuable to a squad struggling to gain some momentum, and the afternoon was not devoid of interest...

Author: By Janie Smith, | Title: Netmen Persecute Quakers, Retain Unstained Ivy Record | 4/20/1981 | See Source »

...enterprise that feels the conflict between profit and safety, profit always wins," Lesley F. Payne of the Mission Hills Planning Commission said, adding that his neighborhood has united in opposition to genetic engineering companies that ignore possible health hazards from runaway microorganisms...

Author: By Charles D. Bloche, | Title: Boston Residents Blast DNA Research | 4/10/1981 | See Source »

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