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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Beys said that although the band changed the terms of the contract after it was signed, he was stiff-armed into paying them...

Author: By Mark W. Brown, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Spin Doctors Concert Lost Money | 2/15/1992 | See Source »

...thought it was a combination that she played extremely well and I didn't play to top of game," DeLone said. "After some close matches, I came out stiff and tired...

Author: By D. RICHARD De silva, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Shines at Nationals | 2/10/1992 | See Source »

Cortland, a Division III school, doesn't figure to be a big factor in the tournament. The Big Red, on the other hand, will provide stiff competition for the Crimson. Ranked first in the East, Cornell boasts four wrestlers ranked in the national...

Author: By Andrew J. Arends, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Grapplers Face Cornell Today | 2/1/1992 | See Source »

...Harvard women's hockey team (5-6 overall) knew the Toronto Varsity Blues (22-4) would provide stiff competition yesterday...

Author: By Joanne Nelson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Toronto Crushes W. Hockey | 2/1/1992 | See Source »

Britain's stubborn recession was induced in part by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's tax cuts of 1987, the ensuing rise in inflation to 11% and the stiff interest-rate hikes Thatcher then used to force prices down. Those rates are still high, and real estate and industry have not recovered from the whipsaw. For the new government of John Major, improvement cannot come too soon: he must call national elections by June...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Europe: In the Same Boat and Bailing | 1/20/1992 | See Source »

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