Word: turfing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Inside, the place has an intoxicating effect. After you emerge from a short concrete tunnel, the lush green turf immediately dazzles the eye. Not only does it provide a beautiful natural stage for the players, but it also has a rich smell that can make fans feel as if they are on the field. With the limited number of seats packed tightly around the field, even a bleacher fan can sense an intimacy with the game...
Next year has arrived, so to speak, and the Crimson will step onto Soldiers Field turf this Saturday at 1:30 p.m. with revenge in its heart and an unbeaten record in the back of its mind. Though last year's performance against B.U. was shuffled to the back of the bus in the midst of a championship season, the memory lingers...
Although a relative rookie to the field, Sacks's responsibilities were increased because Staeckel felt that she could handle "her home turf" better than most...
...favor by only 29% of the electorate, v. 47% for the rival Progressive Conservatives. If an election were held now, the Liberals would be out of power for only the second time in 40 years, with their strength confined mainly to French-speaking Quebec, Trudeau's home turf...
...trustees credit Horner for many vital diplomatic missions onto Harvard turf--it was she who asked for the formation of the Joint Policy Committee. Composed of members at the highest level of the Radcliffe and Harvard administration, the committee is trying to find a workable solution for the problem of Radcliffe's relationship to the University, and to articulate exactly what parts of the two institutions have been merged already...