Word: ward
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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With the exception of number seven Fern Ward (who triumphed, 3-1), the rest of the racquetwomen blanked their opponents...
Slowly but steadily, political events in the Philippines seemed to be rolling to- ward a point of no return. Where the pro- cess might lead was unforseeable. Once again the wily, ailing Marcos had seem- ingly entrenched himself by nominally democratic means, a strategy he has used on four occasions since 1972. But this time his victory, and his subsequent authority, seemed more hollow than ever...
Aside from money, he could count on a near monopoly of local political machinery. The K.B.L. controls 73 of 74 provincial governorships and all but a handful of the 1,592 mayors' offices. Virtually every one of 41,615 Filipino barangays (villages) has a K.B.L. ward heeler. Such a network was invaluable for getting supporters to campaign rallies, and even more important in turning out voters on election...
...mailing lists and the privilege of renting phones and buying heat through the University. Plus, according to a recent re-run of old revelations, the Fly Club's use of a strip of university land as part of its "members' only" garden.) Henceforth, thanks largely to the watch-and-ward Committee, Harvard College will have no formal relationship with its ancient Final Clubs...
Only days before Nunez discovered her, the destitute widow had run out of provisions, and was reduced to sharing a bowl of muddy water with the yellow- haired mongrel that had kept her company for nearly a month. The smoke from ^ her fire, which she had built to ward off mosquitoes and flies, had saved her life. Rescue workers whisked Echeverry to a nearby field hospital, where doctors declared her "amazingly fit, considering her ordeal." She was then transferred to an old people's home. There, her rescuers reported, she was still not sure what all the fuss was about...