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...team was being out-rebounded by shorter squads and barely squeaking by losers like Massachusetts...

Author: By Justin R. P. ingersoll, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Five Down, and Five Wins To Go for Women. | 2/27/1992 | See Source »

...lifted, if subsidies to state enterprises were stopped, if curbs on imports were ended and if currencies were allowed to trade freely, Eastern Europe could move swiftly from communist stagnation to free-market prosperity. On the way, the unavoidable pain would be initially sharper but also, it was hoped, shorter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Eastern Europe: The Shock of Reform | 2/17/1992 | See Source »

Only 11% of cruise passengers can afford trips of a week or more, however. The overall trend to shorter vacations has turned cruises of two to five days into a hot ticket. "We needed total relaxation, but we couldn't be away for long because we have three children at home," says Nancy Brentlinger, who chose a three-night Bahamas tour for a quick getaway. For those with less time, there are "cruises to nowhere" with one or two days...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: Against the Tide | 2/17/1992 | See Source »

...Jerry doesn't know what he's talking about," said Harvard first-year and sideburn-wearer Mike E. Farbierz. "The only real reason I wear sideburns is because I'm too lazy to shave. The only maintenance problem is when one comes out shorter that the other...

Author: By Sara A. Bibel, | Title: For Once, Those Funky Hasidim Are Pretty Hip | 2/6/1992 | See Source »

...over nine days, an average of nearly 4700 trips per day, over 575 examination to be given out or taken in each hour. Also, since we would not take in any exams for the first three hours, nor give out any after 2 p.m., the "day" would be even shorter, meaning even more congestion at the Exam Center...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Self-Scheduled Nightmares | 2/3/1992 | See Source »

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