Word: surpassed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Sanders Theater, Bloom related Milton's epic poem "Paradise Lost" to the theory set forth in his 1973 book "The Anxiety of Influence." He has argued in several of his works that all poets, especially those since Milton, are torn between wishes to imitate and to surpass earlier poets who inspire them. To do so, Bloom says, they take and disguise the work of their predecessors...
...much of the country's economic and industrial infrastructure has fallen into ruin. Under Sandinista rule, Nicaragua's foreign debt has risen from $1.6 billion to $7 billion, while real wages have fallen by 90%. Inflation is estimated at 1,800% for 1987, and some economists believe it could surpass a stratospheric 10,000% this year...
...previous Presidents combined. In the process, he and Congress have more than doubled the national debt, to $2.36 trillion. Meanwhile, interest on the debt has snowballed, threatening to bury the financial fortunes of generations to come. If the trend is not slowed, the annual net interest tab will surpass $200 billion in 1992, more than the U.S. deficit. Put another way, the budget would move into surplus were it not for interest on past deficits...
With 1387 yards passing, Yohe needs just 188 yards to break Larry Brown's 1978 season mark of 1575 As for most completions in a season, the Crown Point, Ind. native can surpass Jim Stoeckel's 1973 record of 112 completions if he completes just 20 more passes...
Yohe threw for 237 yards this weekend to lift his seasonal total to 1200. He moved from off the charts to number seven in the Crimson's list of top 10 season passing performances. Three more days like Dartmouth and he will easily surpass the 1575 yards Larry Brown threw...