Word: upper
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...first set was a masterful display of power and finesse on the part of both players. Sheer brute strength was not enough to gain the upper hand in this contest; cunning was also required, as evidenced by a point in the ninth game when Zimmerman, pinned deep behind the baseline, chased down three overhead smashes, only to have Mueller drop it softly just over the net to win the point...
...actors, Douglas lands somewhere between Stallone (on the lower end of the `tough cop' scale) and Clint Eastwood (on the upper end). Douglas manages to create a surprisingly appealing character despite the poor script...
...movie will make the Blacks riot, caller after maniacal caller preached on inane AM radio talk shows. No, the movie is merely weighing the morality of King's doctrine of non-violence and Malcolm X's acceptance of violent options, argued Upper West Side liberals...
...games. Bright Hockey Arena may be the only place on earth where Harvard students show school spirit. But good luck trying to get tickets for popular games...On the other hand, um, don't bother to try. The lines are too long. Yeah, and always remember the rule that upper class students get their tickets before first-year students. Yeah, that...
...forest functions like a delicately balanced organism that recycles most of its nutrients and much of its moisture. Wisps of steam float from the top of the endless palette of green as water evaporates off the upper leaves, cooling the trees as they collect the intense sunlight. Air currents over the forest gather this evaporation into clouds, which return the moisture to the system in torrential rains. Dead animals and vegetation decompose quickly, and the resulting nutrients move rapidly from the soil back to growing plants. The forest is such an efficient recycler that virtually no decaying matter seeps into...