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Word: slips (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...lesser politician would let things slip under the carpet," he says.Photo courtesy of Harvard Athlietic OfficeJOSEPH D. MALONE '78 has been a fighter since his Harvard football days...

Author: By Richard M. Burnes, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Malone Underdog In State Race | 4/30/1997 | See Source »

...much for a prideful man. Last Dec. 7, some time after A Matter of Honor had been sent to the publisher--and been accepted--Izzi's body, wearing a bullet-proof vest, was found hanging outside the window of his 14th-floor office above Chicago's Loop. The rope slip-knotted around the corpse's neck passed back through the window, and was tied to the leg of a desk. On the floor was a loaded revolver. A hole, as if from a struggle, was bashed in one plasterboard office wall, but the office was locked from the inside...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: ALL LOST, SAVE HONOR | 4/28/1997 | See Source »

Determined not to let another big lead slip away, Harvard's bats came alive in the ninth. Senior Mike Hochanadel led off the inning with a homer over the left-field wall, which turned out to be all the insurance the Crimson needed...

Author: By Jamal K. Greene, | Title: Baseball Scores Many, Pounds B.C. | 4/16/1997 | See Source »

...admission for the chance to watch a representative from each of the country's major fast food chains duke it out with weapons of his or her choice. Another friend suggested opening up a seedy pool hall, while another proposed a bowling alley, or a swimming pool, or a slip and slide. From petting zoos to roller rinks, anything seemed more appealing than Loker's current incarnation...

Author: By Corinne E. Funk, | Title: Bring Your Lucky Dice | 4/7/1997 | See Source »

...Toronto--Signed the Katy Rocket, Roger Clemens. He won a national championship in 1983 for the University of Texas (I had to slip in a Longhorns reference sometime; it's in my job description). He is an addition to an already great starting rotation. Offense, other than Joe Carter could be a problem...

Author: By Bryan S.lee, | Title: Spring Has Sprung, So Let There Be Baseball | 3/31/1997 | See Source »

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