Word: strains
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...strain of five dual meets, however, did not seem to affect Farrell's personal performance, as he was the only Harvard wrestler to sweep all four of his matches--and record a pin and a 14-6 decision in the process...
Aside from the malodorous one, He-Man may encounter his toughest rivals in the toy stores, where this year he will face the red-hot Thundercats, from New York City-based LJN Toys, and Sectaurs, a strain of insect-like warriors made by Coleco. To give He-Man some help, Mattel has introduced his shapely sister, She-Ra, which the company hopes will get girls interested in action figures...
With two hours of pregame activity, roughly 3 1/2 hours of football and a 30- minute postgame wrapup, Super Bowl Sunday, Jan. 26, promises to be another marathon day of TV viewing. But NBC has come up with a new gimmick to ease the strain. Halfway through the pregame show, at around 4 p.m. E.S.T., the network's analysts will lapse into unaccustomed silence for one minute. As a clock onscreen ticks off the seconds, viewers will be able to race to the refrigerator or bathroom without missing any of the action -- or the commercials...
...dreams of saving the world through a magical universal love. Alex's exploits create a mid-summer night's dream love tangle, where everyone falls in love with their personality opposite. Though Moreaux played the part to the hilt, his delivery, in contrast to Zeidenberg's, put more strain on the audience's ability to follow the verse...
...extraordinarily boring job but you can get your work done. It's not a great strain. They pay you quite well to do basically nothing," Gelber says...