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Word: yardings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...away as Germany. It's easy to speak of the Brandenburg Gate as theentrance into "bourgeois society." The world is not so centered as that, though. Admittedly, "bourgeois" is one of the world's vaguer words, but it nonetheless seems to me that Johnston Gate in Harvard Yard has a lot in common with the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. They're both gateways into a sort of bourgeois way of life...

Author: By Daniel B. Baer, | Title: Can't Help Being Bourgeois | 11/21/1989 | See Source »

...sludge, courtesy of the citizens of Baltimore, set out on its vagabondage from Maryland nine weeks ago, and has been plying the rails ever since. After Louisiana declined the tribute, the so-called Poo-Poo Choo-choo chugged into a rail yard near Pascagoula, Miss. But Mississippi's department of environmental quality threatened a fine of $2 million a day, so the train operator gave up, and at week's end was preparing to follow the scent back to Maryland...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mississippi: Poo-Poo Choo-Choo | 11/20/1989 | See Source »

Kehler--whose 76 yards rushing gave him 903 for the season, breaking the Ivy League season rushing record for a quarterback--single-handedly drove his team down to the I on five keepers. He then let running back Tom Callahan finish the drive, traveling the final yard to bring Yale within one point...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Gridders Spoil Yale's Perfect Year, 37-20 | 11/18/1989 | See Source »

...weather won't stand in our way. In fact, the aforementioned Adams House sorceress plans to call for a hurricane. Rejoice in the storm! The 150 m.p.h. winds--ordered to blow in the proper direction, of course--will turn the measliest Harvard screen pass into a potential 30-yard gain. We won't even need to tackle Yale's running backs, as the wind will push the Elis back into their own end zone for a Harvard safety...

Author: By Stephen J. Newman, | Title: There's No Excuse to Stay in Cambridge | 11/18/1989 | See Source »

...dubbed by the British tabloids as the Pangbourne Massacre, has occurred in an elegant, exclusive development west of London: 32 adult residents of the tasteful new houses have been murdered, and 13 children have disappeared. Baffled investigators, ranging from the local police up to the Home Office and Scotland Yard, eventually call on Dr. Richard Greville, a psychiatrist who specializes in criminal behavior. Running Wild is his report...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Suburban Sleep | 11/13/1989 | See Source »

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