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Feeling a sense of urgency and in danger of letting the game slip away, Harvard picked up the pace thereafter as the game turned into a back-and-forth battle befitting of the stakes and the quality of the two teams playing...

Author: By Ron Romero, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Big Green Takes W. Soccer Crown | 11/2/1998 | See Source »

Greene lost the first set 4-6, then won the second 7-5. The third set was back-and-forth, and through 10 games, was deadlocked at five games apiece. Greene broke Johansson's serve in the 11th game, and then held for the 7-5 win in a nearly three-hour match...

Author: By Nicholas D. Zeitlin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: M. Tennis Does Battle With Big Boys | 10/5/1998 | See Source »

...pretty much dominated the game," Sarles said. "We were in the midfield or in their circle for most of the game. There were about 20 minutes when it was back-and-forth, but Anya was playing really well during that period...

Author: By Richard B. Tenorio, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Field Hockey Catapults Over Columbia | 9/21/1998 | See Source »

...pioneered the format she uses (mike-holding host moves among an audience whose members question guests), his show was mostly what I call "report-talk," which often typifies men's conversation. The overt focus is on information. Winfrey transformed the format into what I call "rapport-talk," the back-and-forth conversation that is the basis of female friendship, with its emphasis on self-revealing intimacies. She turned the focus from experts to ordinary people talking about personal issues. Girls' and women's friendships are often built on trading secrets. Winfrey's power is that she tells her own, divulging...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OPRAH WINFREY: The TV Host | 6/8/1998 | See Source »

Business Bytes A frenetic back-and-forth day leaves the Dow up 55. What's next for Wall Street? Get the story in the FORTUNE Business Report. Real-time quotes! From Money.com. Or check the indexes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Front Page | 2/11/1998 | See Source »

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