Word: slump
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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During the tour, DeMichele went 11 for 13 at the plate and secured the permanent starting position. The left-handed sophomore led the team in batting and stolen bases until the final weeks of the season, when he slid into a deep batting slump. Still, he finished the year with a .342 average, second only to Pete Varney...
...minis even farther back on the racks. Last week Ohrbach's ushered in an import collection of 50 styles, each and every one the long length. For Seventh Avenue, the midi could be the answer to every merchant's prayers-a way out of the current buying slump. If midis catch on, they could bolster business by more than 30% this year...
...Harvard, too, has put things back together since early February. The first Princeton game came in the middle of a slump that included losses to Penn and Boston University, and an unimpressive overtime triumph over Northeastern. It wasn't until a week later that Crimson coach Cooney Weiland shifted All-American center Joe Cavanagh to defense, and Harvard's coordination consequently regained its previous quality...
Harvard, momentarily, seemed to be on the brink of the same mid-game slump that wasted a 4-1 lead at Canton last winter and forced the Crimson into an overtime tie. But at 2:13 of the second period. DeMichele beat Larry goalie Allen Howes on a breakaway to reopen the margin...
ECONOMISTS may debate whether or not the U.S. economy is in a recession, but many businessmen know that their own companies or industries are caught in a serious slump-and they are taking steps to cope with it. Seldom has the transition from buoyant optimism to spreading doubt come so abruptly for such a large cross section of manufacturers. As a result, businessmen are paying new attention to costs and gaining added respect for the old-fashioned virtue of thrift. In pursuit of more efficiency, executives are questioning old operating methods, eliminating frills, curtailing the output of unprofitable or barely...