Word: vies
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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This imbalance stems from several factors. Three strong, conflicting, well-known candidates-Gov. Edward J. King, former Gov. Michael S. Dukakis and 14, Gov. Thomas P. O'Neill III-vie for the Democratic nomination. The Republican spot is sought by five relative unknowns-Westwood businessman John R. Lakian, House minority leader William G. Robinson, assistant House minority whip Andrew H. Card Jr., former Boston city councilor John W. Sears '52 and former Metropolitan District Commissioner Guy Carbone...
...King and the Duke] vie to establish fictive identities and the manners that should support their roles, they provide a parody of rights and privileges in a democracy, which are gained neither by birth nor strictly by merit but by effective persuasion and show. We never do know who they are. They hint at the underside of the self-made man and self-reliance, the freedom to become whatever others will believe. As they prey on others, they illustrate not what energy and diligence but what spunk and audacity wiE do in a protean society. The jack of all trades...
...there shall garbage be also. On almost any mid-autumn day, bears can be spotted foraging in Churchill's town dump. They often come closer in, to sniff around cabins and houses, even parked cars and vans, if they think there may be a snack inside. Polars vie with Kodiak bears for the title of largest land-based carnivore in the world. A full-grown male can weigh more than 1,600 Ibs. (vs. grizzlies at 1,000 Ibs. and tigers at 850 Ibs.). If the bear is determined enough, it will barge right in; few doors are much...
Librarians from each school could vie to find books on the reserve shelf fastest; dining hall workers could compete to see which school produces the better meal (it's all relative) and serve it most efficiently...
...Crimson, second-seeded in the tournament, the Eagles, and six other teams in the AIAW Eastern region vie today for a spot in next weekend's regional final four in Storrs, CT., aiming ultimately for an invitation to the AIAW national championships two weeks from now in Chapel Hill...