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Word: switches (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Switch...

Author: By Howard N. Mead, | Title: Quincy in Straus Cup Lead; Winthrop, Kirkland Stay Close | 11/26/1980 | See Source »

...first player to be named to an All-Ivy first team and last year's highest-scoring defenseman, Norton--who will switch to the centerposition this year--will probably prove key in tonight's season opener against B.U. at the Terrier's Walter Brown Arena...

Author: By Nancy F. Bauer, | Title: Women Pucksters Face B.U. Tonight | 11/25/1980 | See Source »

...surprising switch of political allegiances that illustrated a desperate search for some semblance of party unity. Last week the moderate old guard of the British Labor Party suddenly turned and joined the aggressive left wing to elevate Michael Foot, 67, to the post of party leader to succeed James Callaghan. Foot handily defeated Denis Healey, 63, the party's right-wing standardbearer, by a vote of 139 to 129 in a poll of Labor Members of Parliament. A militant socialist, Foot is not only an opponent of Britain's terms of membership in the European Community, but also...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BRITAIN: Getting a Foot in the Door | 11/24/1980 | See Source »

...billion, which would be the highest of any industrialized nation. West Germany has also accumulated a national debt so large-it now totals $231.8 billion -that it became a highly emotional issue during the recent election campaign. All of this has prompted many holders of marks to switch into dollars, pounds and francs in order to cash in on the interest rates, as high as 16%, being paid in countries with far worse inflation. German investors tend to be especially jittery because of the runaway inflation they suffered before and after World...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Wobbly Mark | 11/24/1980 | See Source »

Electrical problems in Cornell's coal boiler forced the heating plant to switch to oil-fueled boilers. When emergency supplies of oil ran out last Tuesday, Cornell officials ordered all students to leave the campus. The university is scheduled to reopen tomorrow morning...

Author: By Roger P. King, | Title: Cornell Cancels Thanksgiving Vacation | 11/22/1980 | See Source »

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