Word: tore
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...quicker and more experienced University of Vermont field hockey team tore apart an outmatched Harvard squad, 4-1, Saturday in Burlington...
...heat, light and bacteria begin to degrade the constituent compounds. That organic material then collects in sedimentary layers in the sea and is buried progressively deeper. After millions of years, pressure and temperature convert the debris into fossil fuels. Yet little hard evidence supports this conventional wisdom. Declares Tore Lindbo, Swedish Power Board coordinator of the Lake Siljan project: "It is simply a theory that is generally accepted...
...onto the bikes, they hurled themselves through encouraging throngs: "Lookin' good! Keep it up!" One biker wore a helmet that looked like a silver tear cut in half, something Mercury himself might have favored. Off the bikes, pulling on running shoes, they shattered records in tying laces. Then they tore off on foot, the sound of their hearts pounding in their ears. Scott Molina was first to finish for the men, at 1:50:59. Gaylene Clews was the first for the women at 2:03:08. And they could still talk. Not breathlessly. Normally...
...Niles, Ohio, Toni Bonanno stepped out of an office building to confront a tornado roaring down the street. "Oh, God, please help me," she gasped. As she ducked in a doorway, the blast blew out the windows and tore off the roof. But she was unhurt. The twister cut a 200-ft.-wide swath through 3 1/2 miles of the town, killing at least eight. "There's nothing standing," said Niles Resident Betty Pompo. "Everything is completely wiped out. The people are walking around in circles...
...eight championship finals against Boston, the Lakers have won none. Three middle games now in Los Angeles are a welcome scheduling innovation this year. When the surrounding is friendly, and most things go well, the Lakers can be a wonderful team. They tore through the Celtics there during the season, though Carr came off the bench at the end to throw in some 3-pointers that brought a smile to Bird even in defeat. He shook his head. "What a teammate," he said. Bird did not say player. "Boy, what a teammate." What a compliment...