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Word: waits (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...trick is to convince high-schoolers that Harvard swimming is for real. While it was a heartbreaker to fall short at Easterns last year, Bernal claims that "we could have won Easterns if we had really wanted, but maybe it paid off to wait for nationals. By beating out schools like Stanford and Princeton there, we proved that we won't leave our swimming at the bloodbath of the Eastern Championships, and we were able to get some of the top national swimmers to come to Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Aquamen Aiming at Eastern Supremacy | 12/1/1978 | See Source »

Hamlin said he and the staff have not taken a position regarding Brustein's appointment. "We prefer to wait for more information," he added...

Author: By Susan C. Faludi, | Title: Bowersock Will Report On Brustein's Proposal | 11/28/1978 | See Source »

When you are a guest on a yacht, Tish advises, use the shower very sparingly; wait until you are on shore to wash your hair. Always bring a decent can of balls, she reminds tennis players. Tish does not deal, however, with the vexing question of whether a man should deliberately ease up on his velocity when serving to a woman. Is it condescending...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: America's New Manners | 11/27/1978 | See Source »

...longer content to wait and see what stars Dallas' computerized system would locate on remote college campuses, Seattle and the other rising teams in the N.F.L. have beefed up their own scouting departments. Their model: Dallas, of course. Laments Gil Brandt, the Cowboys' vice president in charge of finding superstars: "We used to hear of a hot prospect at Podunk U. and send one of our guys to look at him. He'd be the only one there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Upstarts and Upsets in the N.F.L. | 11/27/1978 | See Source »

...instance. Victor goes down after 22 rounds. He only gets up because Freddy starts beating up Cosmo. This motivates him to win the match, which, we learn later, he had intended to lose because he was disturbed by the squabbling between his brothers his wrestling caused. "Why did you wait until the 22nd round if you were going to throw the match?" Cosmo asks. Victor replies, "Because I was born on the 22nd." Even Victor could not be dumb enough to get himself stomped on for 22 rounds for that reason. Stallone just wanted to show...

Author: By Max Gould, | Title: Paradise Lost | 11/27/1978 | See Source »

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