Word: spurt
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...four in personal computing -- IBM, Apple, Compaq and Tandy -- logged first-quarter unit sales of PCs that were about 10% higher than last year's. Industry analysts expect the spurt to signal the start of a lasting recovery. The Dataquest market-research firm predicts that personal- computer unit sales will rise 14% for the year as revenues surge...
...Boston got 10 of the next 12 points, with Bird and Fred Roberts, who started for McHale, scoring four each. That spurt boosted the lead to 85-69 with 1:08 remaining in the quarter...
After halftime, UMass continued its scoring spurt with two more unanswered goals, and halfway through the third quarter the Crimson found itself on the short end of a 6-1 score...
MacDonald's playoff spurt should not surprise anyone who has followed the Crimson this year. When Harvard has needed a point to pull ahead in a tight contest or a short-handed goal to break the back of the opposition, MacDonald has come through for the team more often than any other player...
...been the near-unbreakable rule this year, the Crimson fell behind early. After erasing an 8-2 Green edge with a seven-point spurt, Harvard could only watch as Dartmouth scored 13 straight points to take a 21-9 lead. The margin at halftime was 14 points...