Word: semis
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Montreal, which was the first to pick in the draft, selected Messing, who is an All-American selection and the goalie for the 1972 United States Olympic team. Messing turned in an excellent performance in the NCAA national semi-finals held in Miami, over Christmas, and Howard's winning goal was the only one he allowed in post-season competition...
...first round selection was drafted by Montreal right after they took Messing, and like the other two he was a key member of the 1971 Harvard soccer squad which travelled to Miami, only to lose to the eventual winner of the NCAA's Howard 1-0 in the semi-finals...
Finally, contrary to Mr. Jago's asseverations, I do hold certain reservations about China. In making a definitive break with its past as a semi-colonial and semi-feudal country the Chinese have made spectacular achievements, but given the very low level at which they started, one travelling in China is all too well aware of the shortcomings that still plague Chinese society. One made no secret of one's observations on that matter. One also observed the dedication and enormous energy with which the Chinese are grappling with these lingering problems. I think something of this comes across...
Until he became linked with Hughes, Irving devoted himself to a life of semi-bohemian writing and wandering. The son of Cartoonist Jay Irving, who drew the comic strip Pottsy, Clifford Irving was born in New York City and graduated from Cornell in 1951. He traveled, took odd jobs -brush salesman in Syracuse, machinist's helper in Detroit-lived on a houseboat in Kashmir and taught creative writing at U.C.L.A...
...frame draped with a mini-toga, is a troubled centurion. And there, amid crosses, a sepulcher, live olive trees and fake grass on Stage 4 in NBC's Burbank studio, is the real superstar of the $150,000 Easter special, waiting for the 40-minute semi-rock "cantata" to conclude. At a signal from the producer, the tape rolls. Oral Roberts beams a broad, benign smile into the camera's red eye and speaks: "In this space age, many people are discontented. They're concerned about Jesus Christ. Is Christ...