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...said that there have always been a large number of restaurants in the Square and that competition has been consistently stiff...

Author: By Andrew A. Green, | Title: Landmark Elsie's Sandwich Shop Closes | 1/6/1995 | See Source »

...imperiled. A successful bid for independence by Chechnya could encourage secessionist movements in scores of other unhappy ethnic and economic enclaves. On a broader canvas still, the worldwide trend of small ethnic groups to break away from larger sovereignties and form their own mini-nations could get either a stiff setback or a strong boost from Chechnya's fate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rebellion in Russia | 12/26/1994 | See Source »

Arkansas' vaunted Hogs won the NCAA basketball championship by overcoming media hype (the team made eight appearances on national television), stiff competition from rival Duke (whom they edged 76-72 in the final minute) and the support of Bill Clinton, who has a knack for getting behind a losing cause...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Best and Worst Sports of 1994 | 12/26/1994 | See Source »

...Fleiss's stiff sentence has outraged even some of her jurors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Magazine Contents Page | 12/19/1994 | See Source »

...most interesting when interacting with her social opposite and some-time-fiance, the lusty sailor Richard, played on some evenings by Douglas Miller. Richard should be pure comic relief for the audience: a nautical libertine among the prim British. Unfortunately, although Miller's voice is strong and expressive, his stiff, blocky stage presence and emotionless facial expressions make him ill-suited to this comic role...

Author: By Joyelle H. Mcsweeney, | Title: Ruddigore--More Story, Less Time, Eh? | 12/8/1994 | See Source »

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