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Word: seesaws (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...leads a minority government in an economically depressed country. In the space of three years Portugal has overthrown an entrenched dictatorship, absorbed a military-inspired revolution and narrowly escaped a Communist takeover. But affable, astute Mario Scares, 52, remains the champion player of his country's seesaw political game. Since his election as Premier a year ago last month, the Socialist leader has cleverly played off Communists against centrists, centrists against conservatives, confident that all sides have an interest in seeing his democratically elected government succeed. Otherwise, he explains, "there would be no alternative but dictatorship...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PORTUGAL: Scares' Shaky Political Seesaw | 8/8/1977 | See Source »

DeMatteo initiated the scoring for Harvard with a 30-yard drop kick, putting the Crimson ahead by a 3-0 margin. The Rams then scored a try to make the score 4-3 URI. Harvard regained the lead in the seesaw battle, 7-4, when co-captain Peter Hilton dove over the goal line for a try after picking up the ball which had slithered from a tackled DeMatteo's hands...

Author: By Peter Mcloughlin, | Title: Rugby Splits With URI Rams; DeMatteo Sparks 'A' R Team | 4/14/1977 | See Source »

...Harvard stickmen dropped a seesaw battle to the undefeated, fifth-ranked Penn Quakers at the Business School Field Saturday...

Author: By David Clarke, | Title: Vacation No Fun For Laxmen | 4/11/1977 | See Source »

Marriage Revealed. Ken Howard, 33, tall, blond actor on Broadway (Seesaw) and TV (Adam's Rib); and Margo Coleman, 37, freelance writer and daughter of Columnist Ann Landers; she for the third time, he for the second; on March 13 in Chicago, three months after he opened in Equus and she interviewed him for the Chicago Daily News...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Apr. 4, 1977 | 4/4/1977 | See Source »

Boston University's Rick Meagher scored with less than three minutes left in last night's hockey game against Boston College, giving BU an 8-7 victory in a seesaw battle that saw seven goals scored in the final period...

Author: By Keith Salkowski, | Title: BU Edges BC 8-7 in ECAC Tourney Thriller | 3/9/1977 | See Source »

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