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However, Farrell's 20 extra-man goals led theteam, as did his 29 total goals. If there wasanyone on the squad who embodied the title "Mr.Clutch," Farrell was it. He placed second in thenation with seven game-winning goals and gave histeam a spark in almost every match, even whennobody else was mentally focused...

Author: By David S. Griffel, | Title: Surpassing Expectations | 6/9/1994 | See Source »

Perhaps the most significant longterm change the FAS funds will spark is to bring Harvard into the future technologically...

Author: By Jonathan N. Axelrod, | Title: What Harvard Will Do With Its $2.1B | 6/9/1994 | See Source »

...arrival of Judah J. Shapiro, arepresentative of the national Hillelorganization, that helped spark Hillel's foundingin...

Author: By Amanda C. Pustilnik, | Title: Founded in '44, Hillel Gave Jewish Students a `Home' | 6/7/1994 | See Source »

...academic "lumbering dinosaur" -- the author's modest self-appraisal -- that might have sent its subject to his typewriter harrumphing with dismay. Wreszin dutifully portrays the man and his times but too often paraphrases rather than quotes directly from a writer whose style was the essence of jaunt and spark. (In fairness, Wreszin does have the good sense to cite Macdonald's lead of a New Yorker profile: "The Ford Foundation is a large body of money completely surrounded by people who want some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: No Foolish Consistency | 4/4/1994 | See Source »

...small cave on the side of a gorge called Neanderthal (Neander Valley), near Dusseldorf, and were digging up the cave floor with pickaxes when they came upon the strange skull and sturdy bones. Setting the skeletal remains aside, they kept digging, never dreaming that their discovery would soon spark confusion, dismay and heated debate that has continued to this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Neanderthal Mystery | 3/14/1994 | See Source »

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