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Word: snuffs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Then junior Amy Neuhardt, whose 5-4 win over Gray earlier in the match gave the Crimson a huge lift, crushed Porter, 5-2, to snuff out any hope of an Eli comeback. Papailias ended the match impressively, destroying Campbell with a 5-0 shutout...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Swordswomen Blow by Bulldogs, 10-6 | 3/2/1989 | See Source »

...week. So, too, was a good portion of myclassmates. Intimidated, I sucked down one or twoof the beers they fed us and made a beeline out ofthe place. I also went to the Lampoon compmeeting and the same thing happened. I was afraidof failure, of not measuring up to snuff at thefamous institutions of the Big H. Afraid that Icouldn't do things well, I chose not to do them atall...

Author: By Steven Lichtman, | Title: Looking Back at the Experiences of the Class of '88 | 6/8/1988 | See Source »

...goal of sensible social policy should be to channel this natural human desire in safer directions, not to snuff it out, which is neither possible nor desirable. Thinking about the drug problem in this way focuses special attention on the role of marijuana. Current policy steers people like you and me, fellow bourgeois TIME readers, away from marijuana and toward alcohol. Is that a good idea? I'm not sure. Legalizing marijuana might steer the users of crack, heroin, PCP, etc., toward grass instead. Whether that's a good idea seems much clearer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Glass Houses and Getting Stoned | 6/6/1988 | See Source »

When Harvard tried to slap on its patented pressure defense in the fourth period, it rarely worked. The Crimson did manage to snuff out two critical Engineer power plays in the first half...

Author: By Alvar J. Mattei, | Title: MIT Stops Aquawomen | 4/23/1988 | See Source »

...their views, Ms. Schkolnick and Mr. Dershowitz refuse simply to ignore the clubs, whose activities have no real impact on their lives, and to let them die a natural death. Rather, Ms. Schkolnick, with her First Amendment expert at her side, asks the state to step in and snuff out private associations which might foster attitudes that she finds "obnoxious...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Swat Schkolnick's Suit | 2/29/1988 | See Source »

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