Word: standardization
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...controls the pace of the shewll by calling for power strokes and the sprint at the end. Coxswains must weight at least 99 pounds (for women--125 pounds for men). If they are less than that, sand bags are carried to bring the shell's weight up to that standard...
...effort to avoid legal liability and apply standard college rules to the selective societies, Wellesley will limit to less than 100 people the parties that traditionally have attracted up to 300 guests...
Unfortunately, this unremarkable standard of acting holds throughout Maurice. To be sure, Graves makes his lower-class character appealing, but he cannot make Scudder or his love affair with Maurice very believeable. And although Wilby does manage to convey some of Maurice's more subtle changes over the film's five-year span, he and the other members of the cast never lose their stifling self-conciousness...
...Harvard men's soccer team started yesterday's Boston University matchup with its recently successful lineup of three midfielders and three forwards. Halfway through the first period, Harvard Coach Mike Getman switched back to the standard 4-2 distribution...
...shuffle in the line-up figured heavily in Harvard's play. Getman started three forwards and three midfielders, rather than the standard two-four combination. A trial run of the new set-up had proven effective in last Tuesday's 1-0 triumph over Boston College, so Getman decided to make full use of his strength in the front field...