Word: weaker
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...played really well," junior Dave Coatsworth said after the game. He added, "they were weaker than we had anticipated...
Many smaller, weaker S and Ls are feverishly merging with larger institutions in an attempt to survive the current turmoil. In 1980 the number of voluntary S and L mergers jumped to 111 from 37 the previous year. Industry sources say that in 1986 there will be 15% to 20% fewer S and Ls, and by 1990 fully 25% fewer. About the only area in the country where S and Ls are doing well is affluent California. More than two dozen new S and Ls were formed there...
...that go unnoticed in the excitement of a live performance. For example, the group's version of "Blue Moon," an elaborately arranged scat number that never fails in concert, seems lifeless and stale without the little drama that accompanies it on stage. Likewise, "The Masochism Tango," one of their weaker numbers live, comes across childish and definitely unfunny on the record. There are exceptions, particularly Grant Bue's gutsy baritone solo on "What's Your Name?," and the last song on the album, a perfectly paced "Serenade in Blue," with an unusual and pleasing solo by tenor Steve Zelinger...
...much. The U.S. Surgeon General in his annual survey of smoking reported last week that low-yield brands reduce the risk of developing lung cancer only slightly, and heart disease, emphysema and bronchitis not at all. There is also a new worry. To enhance the cigarettes' weaker flavor, manufacturers have been using additives, some of which, like cocoa, turn into cancer-causing substances when burned. More bad news was contained in the British Medical Journal. A 14-year study of 265,000 Japanese men and women concluded that a husband who smoked 20 cigarettes a day doubled a nonsmoking...
Musing on the rather lopsided victory over the Coast Guard Academy, Lee said yesterday that the Crimson had been stronger than he expected and the Bears weaker. But he called Harvard's results versus Lowell and MIT pretty much as expected...