Word: strong
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...combinations of balanced scoring and a strong contribution from the bench helped Harvard outlast Vermont, despite a UVM bucket with four seconds remaining in the game...
...penalty-killing unit got a good workout in the last period when sophomore defender Bev Stickles and Simonds each took a turn in the box for tripping penalties. This group looked strong, allowing Bowdoin to escape its own zone only a handful of times...
Harvard's third line--sophomores Courtney Hurley and Kath Ulman and junior Emily Diehl--started and skated regular shifts throughout the game. The trio played a strong game for the Crimson...
...many fault lines involving competing religions and languages and a federal government that is weak by design, the army is that rare thing, a truly national institution. The experience of military service is the most common denominator among Swiss men (women are not conscripted), and creates a strong sense of citizenship...
What brought on the rebellion? Aquino may have restored the country's democratic institutions, but she has allowed the 147,500-man-strong military to continue along the dangerous course it took during the latter years of the Marcos regime. As young colonels, radical rightists and Marcos loyalists intermittently mounted coups against her, Aquino was forced to depend on military men like Ramos and De Villa to make sure that the armed forces did not entirely turn on her. Unfortunately, the management policies of these top officers were forged during the dictatorship, when promotions were decided almost wholly...