Word: slashes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...only did the game put another slash in the "W" column for Harvard, but it allowed them to regain confidence...
Over the past several years, Harvard has sought to justify its tuition hikes with the argument that they have had to take on more of a burden because of the Reagan Administration's attempts to slash federal funds for higher education. However, Congress has never agreed to these cuts in the past and, in fact, is about to approve an education budget granting record amounts for student aid and for scientific research...
...sustaining lasting injury. Even at half-speed, Harvard was the better team, which it showed near game's end when it orchistrated a series of pretty plays over the middle, three of them going for goals. But, ideally, a game like yesterday's serves a purpose beyond putting a slash in the win column...
...ballooning federal deficit must be brought under control to restore confidence in the markets and to ensure our economic future, argues Former Secretary of Commerce Peter G. Peterson and a host of corporate moguls and other well-heeled supporters in their purportedly bipartisan, equitable plan to slash the deficit and pay for the fiscal excesses of the Reagan...
Greatest Comeback For: November 20, Princeton was looking at its first victory in Cambridge since 1980. Princeton was looking at its first shutout over Harvard. With 10 minutes left in the game--and Princeton holding a 3-0 lead--the Tigers were looking at a long, gorgeous slash in the win column...