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Word: telling (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Crimson has given up only 392 yards in the air this season. Not counting run-crazy Army's 69 yards, opponents (Columbia and Holy Cross) averaged over 160 yards per game. It's too early to tell how the rest of the season will fare for the Crimson defense, but the Dartmouth and Princeton games in mid-October should reveal...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Admiral Perry Navigates Ivy Honors | 10/4/1989 | See Source »

...press conference, President Bush told reporters emphatically, "There were rumors around that this was some American operation and I can tell you that is not true...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Panamanian Troops Foil Attempted Coup | 10/4/1989 | See Source »

Though Harvard reassures you that switching concentrations is not difficult or unusual, many counselors forget to tell first-year students one harsh fact of life that complicates this process--honors requirements. Basically, it can be very difficult, even as a mid-year sophomore, to switch to another concentration and still fulfill honors requirements...

Author: By James P. Orourke, | Title: Time to Concentrate | 10/3/1989 | See Source »

Having charge of a Miata is like taking a puppy for a walk. People want to pat its stubby little muzzle (which looks as if it is not quite ready for the big world, since it lacks a conventional front bumper). They tell you about sports cars they owned, and when they get to the part where they sold the old XK 120, they look stricken...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Miatific Bliss in Five Gears | 10/2/1989 | See Source »

...curse: no pennant since 1945. Their old-school manager Don Zimmer carries his own albatross: the memory of squandering an 11 1/2-game lead as skipper of the Boston Red Sox in 1978. But with the Cubs in the lead in the National League East, Zimmer can relax enough to tell his ball club, "If you're not enjoying this, you should get a real job." The mood is infectious, whether it is .300-hitting first baseman Mark Grace describing the pennant race as "really neat" or rookie phenom Dwight Smith likening the season to a "dream." Only one thing stands...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Days Dwindle Down | 10/2/1989 | See Source »

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