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Word: soft (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...most important cogs in the Harvard defensive machine was soft-spoken Peter Coppinger, the sophomore defensive back whose two interceptions sealed the Eli bier...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Defense Outshines Yale's Vaulted Unit | 11/19/1979 | See Source »

Canadian champion Phil Mohtadi started things off by dismantling Massachusetts singles and doubles champion Tom Poor in the tourney's opening match. Mohtadhi combined soft, floating serves with low, blistering backhand rail shots to eliminate Poor in three straight games...

Author: By Tom Green, | Title: Desaulniers to Face Khan In Boston Squash Open | 11/9/1979 | See Source »

...instance, I don't think Fred Graham/Petruchio (Jim Goldstein) was done well at all. His voice rumbled flatly and his erratic comic timing bothered me. But even more important, he failed to understand Fred's soft side and explore Fred's love for Lilli. This one-dimensional portrayal of the lead, I think, weakened the show...

Author: By David Frankel, | Title: Strange, Dear, But True, Dear | 11/8/1979 | See Source »

...good for too long. We're soft and we're weak. We're going to be chastised. We're going to be invaded and lose two-thirds of our territory, half our population. We're going to see blood and guts strewn all over this country. We'll be lucky if we have two more years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Illinois: Festival of the Fed-Up | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

...University of New Hampshire has banned beer kegs in the dorms (a move that triggered a midnight march of students chanting "We want kegs!"). The University of Kansas now requires that soft beverages be available whenever alcohol is served at on-campus social functions. Promotion of alternative beverages has even won a few converts at the Uni versity of Virginia, where demand for booze by undergraduates has long been legendary. The sales volume of the local liquor store in Charlottesville is third highest in the state. One Charlottesville wholesaler even offers a ''Dial-a-keg" service, complete with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Going Back to the Booze | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

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