Word: tenuousness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Andrews' sophomore year marked the start of a steady but tenuous relationship with the varsity team. Andrews recalls. "I had a good camp, but I didn't think I had a prayer of making the varsity. I was content to play J.V. I guess Billy (Cleary) liked some of the things I did. I saw my name on the varsity roster the day he made the cuts. Jeez, I was high as a kite. I didn't touch the ground for a few days. It was the biggest surprise of my life. I ended up practicing with the varsity...
After the revolution, another struggle for power. That this would be the next chapter in Iran's political saga grew ever more possible last week as the country's new leaders struggled to consolidate their tenuous control over their chaotic land. In many ways, the immediate challenge facing the regime headed by Prime Minister Mehdi Bazargan was reflected at a rally staged at the Tehran University soccer stadium by disgruntled leftist groups that want a bigger voice in the post-Shah government than they have so far been allowed. Under the banner of the Marxist fedayeen, an overflow...
...individual medley to bring home the gold. Coglin's record-setting time, which earned him a trip to scenic Cleveland State (site of NCAAs later this month), left everyone else in the race in his wake by almost a full two seconds. Princeton managed to hold on to a tenuous 79-71 lead, but the Tigers were hurt again by the fact that senior captain Bruce Kone, after missing a month of the season because he was suspended from the team, failed to make the finals for the first time in three years (he finished ninth...
...hike, that has forced many workers off the island. Last year there were frequent power shortages and sewer-pipe breaks. How well the island weathers the impending storm will depend on whether it can grow while preserving its unique and eccentric flavor, and whether it can maintain its tenuous balance between seediness and wealth...
...umpteenth time, the "Green Line" of Tania Huber, Sara Fischer and Meg Streeter played a key role for the Crimson. Huber picked up two goals, her 13th and 14th of the season, in the first period, then helped preserve a tenuous one-goal Harvard lead in the game's final minutes...