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Word: slap (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Three minutes after the Huskies tallied number five on a power play opportunity at 8:21 in the third, Northeastern defenseman Pattie Magrath whacked the single slap shot of the game that eluded Williams, and Sorrenti dumped in the final Huskie goal...

Author: By Nancy F. Bauer, | Title: Icewomen Capture Second in Beanpot | 2/25/1980 | See Source »

...Reagan spent no more than 45 hours campaigning in Iowa, behaved almost as though he were the incumbent. The Iowans interpreted it--rightly, perhaps--as a slap in the face. They--and the Bush people--slapped back. As for the debates--which Reagan claimed he avoided because they might divide the party--58 percent of Iowa's voting adults watched that night and they all remembered--and few appreciated--Reagan's absence...

Author: By Susan C. Faludi and William E. Mckibben, S | Title: Reagan: Reckless Over-confidence | 2/25/1980 | See Source »

...with Harvard up 5-4 and 1:50 remaining, Carter hit the Terrier net with a slow-motion slap shot for an insurance goal. Dave Burke added an empty-net marker at 19:55 as the icemen notched their eighth third-place Beanpot finish...

Author: By Jim Hershberg, | Title: Icemen Top Terriers For Pot Consolation | 2/12/1980 | See Source »

...keeping the puck out of Harvard's net, Mitch Olson (Greg's brother) qualifies as Harvard's only true "defensive defenseman." Fusco, on the other hand, has solidified his hold on the right point of the Crimson power play with his booming slap-shots, and has been urged to give his game more balance...

Author: By Jim Hershberg, | Title: Harvard Looks to Upset B.C... While Tradition Favors B.U. | 2/4/1980 | See Source »

...grade in exchange for sex, and writing an unfavorable letter of recommendation for a student who refused his sexual advances. Charges were brought to Hermassi's department chairman. The professor was reprimanded orally, and according to the university the behavior stopped. But WOASH dismissed the reprimand as a "slap on the wrist" and demanded a university investigation. Amid heavy publicity, the university reached a decision that seemed designed to placate both the feminist lobby and its anxious faculty: Hermassi was suspended without pay for one quarter, which in effect was a fine of more than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sexes: Fighting Lechery on Campus | 2/4/1980 | See Source »

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