Word: thwarted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa.--Malcolm Glover threw a 28-yd. touchdown pass to Dave Whaley, and Jerry Meyer recovered two fumbles to thwart Yale Saturday as Penn (4-0 Ivy, 6-0 overall) posted a 10-3 victory at Franklin Field...
...study commissioned by the State Department recommended razing the $22 million building. Demolition cost: $160 million. No decision has been announced. But U.S. diplomats concede that the shrubbery surrounding the building has a new kind of mulch: shredded documents. That is one way to save taxpayer dollars -- and thwart bugs...
Harvard's serving improved for the second set, but Penn was able to use its height advantage to thwart the Crimson. The Quakers wasted little time in rolling over the spikers in the third set. Penn held the Crimson to one point to win the set and match...
Lyndon Johnson in Dallas acted first to thwart a possible plot against the traveling party, comforted Jacqueline Kennedy, took the oath and roared back to Washington. There was nothing brilliant about these acts of common sense clearly defined by the demands of the moment...
...seasoned Soviet squad, 82-76. Led by their 7-ft. 3-in. center Arvidas Sabonis and a veteran corps of deadeye 3-point shooters, the Soviets used superior height and a 25-lb.-per-man weight advantage to jam the lanes with a sagging zone defense and thwart U.S. drives on the basket. U.S. coach John Thompson had loaded up on defensive players in picking his team, and since his best outside shooter was benched with an injury, there was no credible U.S. threat from beyond the 3-point line. The Soviets went on to beat Yugoslavia for the gold...