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This weekend’s contests will go a long way towards determining the Crimson’s chances for an Ivy League title. With two wins, Harvard will keep itself squarely in the mix and poised to capitalize on any slip-up by the Tigers. Anything less, though, will leave the Crimson too far down in the standings to do anything but watch and hope for a miracle...

Author: By Alan G. Ginsberg, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Two Wins a Must for M. Hoops | 2/8/2002 | See Source »

...Henry V" notes got stuck together. Whatever the reason, there were occasional lapses; a quiz might allude to one of Shylock?s character traits - and one or two vigilant (and stubbornly optimistic) students might recognize the description from a passage in their Cliffs Notes. The odds of a slip-up weren?t good at all - but that may have made victory twice as sweet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Goodbye, Mr. Cliffs Notes | 5/7/2001 | See Source »

...this case, there was a slip-up in the use of the mouse and only the column of names was sorted, resulting in grades being assigned to the wrong people. The error raised the grades of two students and lowered the grades of 20 students," it said...

Author: By Eric S. Barr, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Suspected Cheating at MIT is Debunked | 3/10/2000 | See Source »

Harvard's reliance on the freshmen was such that the team's only regular-season slip-up--a 1-0 loss to an inferior New Hampshire squad in early September--was marked by the absence of all of the Crimson's first-year players. The freshmen were not allowed to leave the campus during orientation week due to University regulations, leaving the Crimson shorthanded...

Author: By Richard A. Perez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: RAP Session: No Shame for This Year's Team | 11/17/1999 | See Source »

With only about an hour to sell an image, these little gifts can make a big difference. But, just as a small token can prove helpful for the company, a small slip-up can hurt the recruiting company's image...

Author: By Erica R. Michelstein, A | Title: Sidebar: Rating the Recruiting Process | 10/29/1999 | See Source »

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