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Word: tossings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...with Demer Holleran, Mary Foulk and Hope MacKay, but the Crimson will counter with Tri-Captains Jenny Holleran and Sheila Morrisey and sophomore Stephanie Clark. Harvard's top three are capable of pulling out one or two of the matches. The rest of the line-up is a toss...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Racquetwomen Travel to Princeton to Cage the Tigers | 2/3/1989 | See Source »

...Israeli soldiers are killing teenagers. More than 300 Palestinians have died so far. Arabs hurl stones, burn tires and toss homemade bombs. Jews beat, arrest and shoot...

Author: By Laurie M. Grossman, | Title: A Decision Fit for Solomon | 1/25/1989 | See Source »

...within the medical field and among parents concern is growing that too many youngsters are being incorrectly labeled and improperly medicated. Hyperactivity has become a convenient diagnostic wastebasket into which doctors and impatient parents, teachers and school administrators toss too many hard-to-handle children. Says pediatrician Martin Baren of Orange, Calif.: "Kids get diagnosed with this when the problem is something else, like a language or learning disability." Or they may be simply rambunctious. A recent study revealed that of 200 children brought to the University of Chicago's ADHD clinic, 40% did not suffer from hyperactivity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Worries About Overactive Kids | 1/16/1989 | See Source »

...Bucs won the overtime coin toss and choose to kick off with a stiff wind at their backs on the frigid day. Sammy Martin's 34-yard return gave the Patriots the ball at their 35-yard line...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Staurovsky's OT Kick Beats Bucs, 10-7 | 12/12/1988 | See Source »

Another part of the boy is tempted to view the letter as do his friends and relatives. They see it as a work of art as well as proof of love, and toss out comments like, "'Your father wrote extremely well,'" or "'You couldn't have had a better father.'" But the son of the writer is not content with this interpretation. His father becomes "the writer of the letter" rather than "his father...

Author: By Emily Mieras, | Title: Coping With Death, Possessing a Life | 12/3/1988 | See Source »

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