Word: factor
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...kind of got off track because I was a little overwhelmed by what I thought was improved personnel," Holt says. "Actually, the players are all coming from the same place. What makes the difference is a random factor that can be something you can't even put your hand on. I don't believe any one of us should ever accept that because a team blows another team out it can't be reversed the next time...
...place might behave in a much different way than rock does elsewhere. Also, monitoring seismic data requires networks of field stations that can automatically pipe information to central analysis points, something few countries can afford. In Italy and indeed throughout the Mediterranean region, predictions are complicated by yet another factor: the area is the meeting place of not just two plates but three or more. Italian Geophysicist Forese Wezel describes the region as "a terrible geological crossroads...
...Another factor was UMass's Julie Reddy. The 6 ft. 2 in. sharpshooter stunned the hoopsters with 33 points and 11 rebounds. Her 6 ft. 3 in. sister chipped in 10 more points, and like two ever-Reddy batteries they effectively charged the Minuteman offense and consistently penetrated Harvard's zone for the inside shots...
...final factor going against the hoopsters was timing--or lack thereof. On offense the Crimson was quick to set up, almost too quick, and often hurried the shot needlessly, while on defense the hoopsters were never quite quick enough and coudn't get back to set up a strong zone in time...
...lawyers would let her get away with; and mixing hysteria with sensationalism in equal measure, Geraldo Rivera provided a kind of television version of the National Enquirer. Holding it all together was amiable David Hartman. Says ABC Vice President Squire Rushnell: "David Hartman is the most important single factor in the success of Good Morning America...