Word: rivaled
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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Harvard's triumph over its bitter rival might have bigger implications, reversing a losing trend which has been in fashion since 1986. From 1980-85, the Crimson beat Dartmouth nine straight times, winning a national championship along the way. To narrow the score, the Big Green knocked off Harvard seven times in a row from 1986-90, picking up a national title of their...
...said their benchmark is the popular Honda Civic. Does Saturn make the grade? We will have to wait to see if Saturn is as durable, but I have driven the Civic and my impression is that the Saturn's performance, handling and amenities all measure up to its Japanese rival. The Saturns have been designed for easy servicing too, right down to the transparent, easy-to-read fluid reservoirs under the hood and the clearly labeled fuse boxes and dipsticks. Someone at Saturn has been doing a lot of thinking about what the buyer wants, and that's some...
...both inside and outside GM about the wisdom of adding another car line when the automaker's factories are running at only 80% of capacity. GM was forced to close 11 plants in the 1980s and is likely to shut four more plants in the next three years. Says rival automaker Lee Iacocca: "GM needs another car line like they need a hole in the head...
...least nine people were killed and 66 injured in clashes between rival parties during the balloting, despite unprecedented security...
...dropped from a high of 34% in 1976 to 28% in the 1989 elections for the European Parliament. Occhetto must still win approval for his proposal at a congress in January, overcoming resistance from an Old Guard that remains proud to be red. A week earlier, Occhetto's rival on the left, Socialist leader Bettino Craxi, upstaged the divided Communists by announcing that his party would henceforth be known as Socialist Unity...