Word: snagging
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Then, swimming in the last event of his career, senior Co-Captain Bill Bird narrowly edged his competitors to snag the 200 butterfly by 13 of a second. At the meet's conclusion, Bird received the Hal Ulen Award for scoring the most points in four years of Eastern Competition...
Most viewers don't mind "a few words from our sponsors," provided they are relatively brief. After all, those few minutes make it possible to snag another beer from the fridge...
Last year at Meehan, the Crimson--the team that won the ECAC title, remember?--fell asleep along with the spectators and awoke to find itself in a heated battle with the Bruins. The Crimson regained consciousness in time to snag a 3-2 victory. But if not for the inspired play of back-up goalie John Devin, Harvard would have been the sad victim of Meehan malaise...
...team of no-names has turned in some fine games. Maybe, just maybe, Harvard will snag another ECAC championship this year. And maybe, just maybe, the Crimson will be back in the NCAA Final Four...
...arrangement was worked out for observers to watch destruction of missiles, but a snag developed over "artificial issues" about verification raised by the United States, Vorontsov said...