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Word: tightly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Because the 40 boats in each event have to pass in tight spaces, coxes do not always use their best judgement, says Jerry Olrich, a member of the Head-of-the-Charles Committee, who has rowed in all 20 regattas. "Sometimes in the heat of battle, you just try to do your damnedest...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Challenging Ole Man Charles | 10/19/1985 | See Source »

Fortunately, students do not need to enforce the law behind closed doors--or tight shower curtains...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dull the Pain | 10/15/1985 | See Source »

Butler threw his 36th career scoring strike--a three-yd. toss to tight end Mike Behrman late in the second quarter--to break a 34-year-old school record. Overall, Butler gained 180 yards through...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Princeton, 31-0 | 10/15/1985 | See Source »

Yale starter Mike Curtin--suffering from an injured knee--was removed from the game with two minutes to play and the Bulldogs facing a third-and-11 from their own 33. Stewart connected with tight end Dean Athanasia for the first down and then drove his team the remainder of the field for the winning score...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale, 19-15 | 10/15/1985 | See Source »

Casmalia is not far from the Pacific, and the stink usually rolls in at night with the fog, often strong enough to wake people. But it also comes during the day. People are driven indoors; windows are shut tight in balmy weather; the Hitching Post, a local steakhouse, has occasionally been forced to close. "There is no other topic," says Postiff's wife Paulette. "It seems that's all you talk about or think about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Living, Dangerously, with Toxic Wastes | 10/14/1985 | See Source »

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