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...Dame. “They were good teams last weekend,” senior Eva Wang said. “But to play well and pull out a close match today was definitely a rebound for us,” she added. Wang also posted a strong performance to spur the team’s victory. At No.2 doubles, Wang and teammate Stephanie Schnitter routed the Gamecocks, 8-2, behind tremendous serving from Wang and all-around stellar volleys form both players. With the doubles point in hand and following Anderson and O’Riain’s respective...

Author: By Walter E. Howell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Doubles Duo Delivers in Clutch | 2/27/2006 | See Source »

...friends, it's necessary to return to the oil shocks of the 1970s, when long lines formed at gas stations and people dialed down the thermostats in homes and apartments so they could afford to pay their utility bills. In 1980, Congress enacted tax incentives that were designed to spur the development of a synthetic-fuel industry. The goal was to build huge plants using new technologies that would transform raw coal, which the U.S. has in abundance, into synthetic natural gas and oil to heat homes and factories, power cars and--here comes the ever popular bromide--reduce...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Magic Way to Make Billions | 2/26/2006 | See Source »

...addition to his proposal to increase federal funds for science research, Bush also advocated making the research and development tax credit permanent to spur innovation in the private sector...

Author: By Lois E. Beckett, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bush Promises Boost for Science | 2/1/2006 | See Source »

...Reckhow said he hoped that his site might one day spur administrators to create a similar official tool for students...

Author: By Alexandra C. Bell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Undergrad Website Ranks Courses | 2/1/2006 | See Source »

...worked creatively with colleagues to expand opportunities for study abroad and to spur closer student-faculty engagement -- including a dramatic rise in freshman seminars and the advent of faculty-led junior seminars in several of the largest concentrations...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: President Summers' Letter on Dean Kirby's Resignation | 1/27/2006 | See Source »

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