Word: spanned
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...certain mysticism surrounds the tunnels which span about three miles and connect the basements of almost every building in the College and much of the University. The tunnels take their name from the three 10-to-12-inch steam lines which provide Harvard with 100 pounds of steam pressure per square inch. In addition, the tunnels carry electric, telephone, and water lines and the cotton-insulated radio cables of WHRB, the student-run radio station...
...first half, Harvard failed to connect on six straight attempts during a five-minute span before halftime, including five straight misses in one-and-one situations, three by Kyle Dodson alone...
...many of its jobs are relatively low paying. An estimated 556,000 new cashier jobs will open up between 1984 and 1995, but the average weekly earnings for such workers at the beginning of that period was only $195. Some 452,000 registered nurses will be hired in that span; their weekly earnings averaged just $415. The service sector also includes such highly paid groups as lawyers and psychiatrists, some of whom can easily generate as many complaints as a surly salesclerk...
...small knot of foreigners still crazy or desperate enough to brave the mean streets of Beirut, it was one of the worst weeks in memory. In the short span of eight days, eight new hostages were swept up in a frightening new paroxysm of terrorist kidnapings. Almost any foreigner was fair game, and the reign of terror struck almost anywhere in the tortured city, from the backseat of a taxicab to a sun-drenched sidewalk, from a quiet hotel room to a seat of higher learning...
...that spark from junior Bill Mohler, who battled underneath the basket for six points within a three-minute span. By the time Mohler was replaced by David Lang with 7:53 left in the half, the Crimson had built up a 19-13 lead...