Word: staved
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Dragomirescu won the first set, 7-5, then pulled out to a 4-2 lead in the second set. But Emmons rallied to take the second set, 6-4, and the third, 6-2, to stave off the upset...
...moves have opened yawning rifts between the country's eight diverse republics and provinces and a flock of feuding ethnic groups. Serbian nationalists, led by the charismatic Slobodan Milossevic, are pursuing a dream of dominance in one part of the country, while a divided national leadership is struggling to stave off collapse of the Yugoslav economy...
...Raiders stave off a third-period Harvard comeback, and Craig Woodcroft earns his Eagle Scout badge as he tallies with only 21 seconds left in OT to give Colgate...
...Raiders stave off a third-period Harvard comeback, and Craig Woodcroft earns his Eagle Scout badge as he tallies with only 21 seconds left in OT to give Colgate...
WASHINGTON--The Senate confirmation battle over Defense Secretary-designate John Tower neared a climax yesterday as Majority Leader George Mitchell proclaimed the nomination doomed and Republican leader Bob Dole conceded it would "take a miracle" to stave off defeat...