Word: contests
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...herein amplified. Now heading toward 70, the man retains the rumpled character of a professor who has forgotten his socks-and perhaps his name. Yet Smiley misses no conversational nuance, no backstairs Whitehall intrigue. Because of a few previously overlooked clues, his final assignment rises to an Olympic-scale contest of Soviet and British will...
With the 3% white minority stripped of its former privileges, the real contest is expected to take place among the blacks. Bishop Muzorewa, once the most popular of the black leaders, has lost much of his credibility through his failure to improve the economy and end the war. He has enraged many fellow blacks by his dependence on Ian Smith's white followers and his open dealings with South Africa...
Last night's contest began sluggishly, grinding to an 8-8 stalemate after three minutes. The Crimson starters then remembered that warm-ups were over and casually netted 14 unanswered points...
...Crimson hoopsters marched off the floor to the cheerful din of the Harvard marching band, they were already looking confidently toward their next contest...
...first period, Lau and tough checking from both squads kept the contest scoreless. Although the Crimson matched UNH check for check, the Wildcats outshot Harvard...