Word: wrestliing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...actors who give the production any shape, in fact, are the ones who move beyond their lines to create characters in 3-D. Sven Krogius brings a bizarre array of mannerisms to the pivotal Judge Brack, the only personality stronger than Hedda's, and the only one who can wrest the plot out of her control. Tall and gaunt, Krogius speaks in a sneering whine and lopes through the generally imaginative blocking with enthusiasm. His malevolence becomes the production's dominant force, which unbalances things but at least raises the excitement level...
...rest of the half was a seesaw battle The Crimson, though clearly more talented, could not assert itself enough to wrest control of the game. Goalie Lisa Rowning and the Harvard defense held the Big Green scoreless...
Dartmouth women's lacrosse Coach Jo Ann Harper says it'll take an "incredible performance" for her squad--the 1983 women's lacrosse Cinderella story--to wrest the Ivy championship from a far more talented Harvard squad this afternoon at Soldier's Field. If there's any team that's capable, however, it's the storybook squad from Hanover...
...Democratic candidacy as a conservative alternative to Ronald Reagan seemed credible. The Southerners in fact do appear to be running on more conservative platforms. Askew opposes the Domestic Content Bill (in other words, protectionism) and abortion. Among the other candidates, Glenn is counting on strong Southern support to wrest the nomination away from Mondale. The Washington Post noted that Glenn "is the only candidate who has shown considerable strength in the Confederacy...
Mexico's durable one-party system emerged from the fratricidal Revolution of 1910, which toppled the 34-year rule of Dictator Porfirio Diaz. In the ensuing ten years, more than 1 million Mexicans died as one faction after another tried to wrest control of the country. Finally, to put an end to the bloodletting, outgoing President Plutarco Elias Calles founded what later became the P.R.I, as a coalition of military leaders, landholders and workers dedicated to the reforms called for in a constitution that had been drawn up in 1917 but was never respected. The party promised economic equality...