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Word: tip (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...next Congress, under G.O.P. control, would be free to decorate GATT with subclauses sure to kill it because each one would have to be renegotiated with all 123 signatory nations. With its 26,000 pages of agreements and rules, GATT is a behemoth that just a few additions could tip over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: After the Revolution | 11/28/1994 | See Source »

...staff really believes that additional information on the transcript will somehow tip off prospective employers and graduate school admissions committees as to the reality of grade inflation at Harvard (and other elite colleges), they are little out of touch with reality. We don't mean to reveal unsavory secrets, but the word is out: Harvard inflates its grades...

Author: By Daniel Altman, | Title: CUE Proposal Is Necessary | 11/9/1994 | See Source »

Even as a staff of 200 volunteers moves forward with planning, however, leaders acknowledge that winning the Olympics will not be easy. At least six other cities are competing for the chance, but community leaders say Boston's long-term organization may tip the balance...

Author: By Maggie Pisacane, | Title: Boston, Harvard May Host Olympics | 11/7/1994 | See Source »

Once in Congress, Gingrich excelled at turning ordinary exchanges into blood feuds. When he tore into Democrats who had sent a letter to Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega, Speaker Tip O'Neill described Gingrich's remarks as "the lowest thing that I've ever seen in my 32 years in Congress." Gingrich gained his reputation as a giant killer in 1987, when he brought the ethics charges against Speaker Jim Wright that led to Wright's resignation two years later. That positioned Gingrich for his successful 1989 run for minority whip, despite the fact that the House Republican leadership supported...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bringing Down the House G.O.P. Guerrilla | 11/7/1994 | See Source »

With the suddenly festive home fans barely back in their seats, however, Harvard answered immediately with a bizarre play that saw Ferrara pass over the middle to junior flanker Mike Halligan, only to have Halligan tip the ball to Dartmouth's White. White then bobbled it into the hands of Harvard's Adam Golla, who ran the ball in against a stunned Dartmouth defense...

Author: By Peter K. Han, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Football Pulls Big (Green) Upset | 10/31/1994 | See Source »

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