Word: strong
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Crimson held on for a hard fought 2-1 victory and is now is position for a strong finish that could help them leapfrog into the top two or three in the Ivy League standings...
...want to finish strong for our coach [John Kerr]," Petruccelli said. "He's done a great job all season and everyday we've gotten better and better. This is the beginning of his program and we want to do well now so next year it can start off fast...
...said that he would often visit the site of a massacre immediately following it, and concluded that somehow, everything related back to drugs, but that the influence of drugs isn't as strong as the resulting influence of money...
...changes are underway at the MFA. The museum's new director, Malcolm Rogers recently opened an outpost in Japan and fired several senior curators, among other things. Despite all this, the MFA undoubtedly remains one of the most important and steadily revered museums in the country. Departments are strong all-around, especially the Asian, Impressionist and Egyptian (touted as the best outside Cairo.) Notably weak, however, is the spare 20th century collection. Nov. 14-Feb. 6, 2000: "Pharaohs of the Sun: Akhenaten, Nefertiti, Tutankhamen," Nov. 18-Jan. 17, 2000: "Susan Rothenberg: Paintings from the Nineties," Nov. 24-April. 30: "View...
...Indian art, the Sackler is the newest addition to the Harvard University Museums. The holdings contain one of the best jade collections in the country, as well an extensive representation of early Chinese bronzes (most notably a series of three ritual bells from the late Chou dynasty). Also particularly strong are the ancient Greek vases, with exquisite exa.m.ples of both red-figure and black-figure techniques. Not to be missed: the beautifully preserved and delicately painted Japanese hand-scroll depicting "The Tale of the Rat." Currently on display: "Letters in Gold: Ottoman Calligraphy from the Sakip Sabanci Museum, Istanbul...