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Word: surpassing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Harvard executed well but failed to dent the nets consistently. Pinpoint passing was not enough to surpass the efforts of the aggressive Bengal offense. Starting Princeton goalie Bill Cronin also turned in a fine performance...

Author: By Philip Weiss, | Title: Princeton Tops Harvard Stickmen, 12-7, Deals Crimson Lacrossemen Fourth Ivy Loss | 5/6/1974 | See Source »

...began reporting on Watergate, the two earned together less than $30,000 a year. Now, from raises and book advances, magazine, paperback and movie rights (Robert Redford wants to play Woodward), each reporter stands to earn more than $500,000 before taxes from the book, a sum that could surpass President Nixon's net worth?after he pays all his back taxes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Woodstein Meets Deep Throat | 4/22/1974 | See Source »

When pop was at its height in the early '60s, it seemed that nearly every young painter in America was churning out his or her cigarette packets, car grilles, Mickey Mice and talking Coke bottles. The result was a babel to surpass the ceaseless yammer of neons in Times Square. The problem of how to survive in this battering surplus of gratuitous images became acute for the serious artist, especially when the public became surfeited by having its quotidian environment rammed back down its throat, lubricated by an arty sauce...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: The Instant Nostalgia of Pop | 4/15/1974 | See Source »

Jenkins brought his Cantabrigian cage career to a close by moving to fourth place on the Crimson alltime scorers list. His 17-point tally, added to Friday's 15 against Yale, inched the three-year starter just over the magic 30 he needed to surpass Bill Dennis (1074). Jenkins's varsity total, 1077 points, leaves him behind only Dale Dover (1201), James Brown (1242) and Keith Sedlacek...

Author: By Robert T. Garrett, | Title: Bruins Squeak by Cagers On Shot at Buzzer, 56-54 | 3/4/1974 | See Source »

Captain Jenkins, a 6 ft. 8 in. forward, collected 14 points and became the sixth Crimson player to score 1000 career points. With 1006 points to his credit, Jenkins could surpass the number five and four men on the all-time Harvard scorer's list: Gary Borchard (1028) and Bill Dennis...

Author: By Jefferson M. Flanders, | Title: Tigers Topple Crimson Cagers, 65-53 | 2/19/1974 | See Source »

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