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Heading into Saturday's Ivy League contest at Ohiri Field, the Penn men's soccer team looked to spoil Harvard's title hopes for the second straight year...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: Booters Blow by Penn, Clinch Tie for Ivy Title | 11/9/1987 | See Source »

...intemperate image of the Senator. As Biden concedes, "Exposure is good only if you do well, only if you appear knowledgeable and fair." Both Democrat DeConcini and Republican Hatch have warned somewhat hyperbolically that if Bork's opponents on the committee attack the judge too aggressively, it could spoil the Democrats' chances of regaining the White House...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Advise and Dissent | 9/21/1987 | See Source »

...weeks ago, when rockets were fired at the British and U.S. embassies and a car bomb went off outside the American compound. But since little damage was done and no one was injured, vacationers took the news in stride. It will apparently take more serious trouble than that to spoil the festive return of Americans to Europe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Destination: Europe | 6/29/1987 | See Source »

Seth Goldman owes his classmates no apologies--the authors of the majority are the ones who ought to say they're sorry for an ill-considered attempt to spoil a Harvard event. The bottom line of the majority opinion is that they wouldn't have chosen him. All that can be said to that is, it's a good thing they were never asked...

Author: By Nick Wurf, | Title: Thumbs Down | 4/22/1987 | See Source »

Gormley does an adequate job with the recipe, following it slavishly without adding much new to it. His theme is the struggle between faith and doubt, but he is careful not to resolve it or even allow it to become too heavy and ponderous, since to do so would spoil the laughs...

Author: By Gary L. Susman, | Title: Miracle Worker | 3/27/1987 | See Source »

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