Word: streak
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Penn (4-2 Ivy, 12-6 overall) comes to town tomorrow. In double-header action last weekend, the Quakers, who posted an impressive seven game win streak earlier in the season, swept Brown and split with Yale...
Harvard (5-8 overall, 1-3 Ivy) has had its difficulties this season and is currently nursing a three-game losing streak. Harvard's 3-1 loss to the University of New Hampshire is characteristic of the Crimson's season. The problem can be stated simply: the Crimson is simply not putting enough runs up on the scoreboard. Harvard has scored only seven runs during its current three-game losing streak...
...because he was gay; the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear his appeal. Meanwhile, atheists who sued for membership were ruled out of order, as was a woman who wanted to be a scoutmaster. But last week the New Jersey supreme court brought an end to the win streak. In a unanimous decision, the seven justices upheld the membership of James Dale, 29, a gay assistant scoutmaster expelled...
...olds a new food frequently--as often as 15 times over several months. As Roberts and Heyman explain, there's an evolutionary reason for toddlers to be picky eaters: it cut down a tiny hunter-gatherer's chances of food poisoning. Most important, don't trigger their natural rebellious streak by letting on that you think the food is good for them...
...John. He was not a figure of power like his father, somebody to be hated because of his political persuasion. Nor did he have that reckless streak in him that Bobby had, which compelled the uncle to fly through hailstorms for political appointments or dive into dangerous seas to get ashore faster. He was John-John, a normal kid turned young man turned adult who was sensible and kind and concerned, but burdened with the great Kennedy legend and the world with its nose pressed against his windows...