Word: sparked
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Midshipmen, by contrast, make the most of their modest natural ability; they're consistently one of the best-conditioned, best-coached and--above all--most sportsmanlike squads in East Coast tennis. And the addition of freshman Dave Andrews, the top-ranked junior player in Hawaii, could be the spark needed to hoist Navy up from a mediocre sixth place (3-6) finish in the Easterns last spring...
Unemployment is not a new problem for France (see chart), but it has become a burning political issue. The spark was Barre's announcement last December that 21,000 workers in the government controlled steel industry would be laid off over the next two years. The news provoked fury in the two regions most affected: the north, around Lille, and Lorraine. Strikes and demonstrations have become regular occurrences, punctuated by occasional outbursts of violence. Highways have been blocked, and government officials have been locked up in their offices by angry steel workers. In the ugliest incident so far, seven...
Junior guard Billy Aulet hit four straight jump shots in the final minutes of play to spark the Harvard Classics to an 87-84 basketball victory over the Harvard junior varsity last night...
...beginning of the third round of bouts, which began with the score just 10-8, the sabre fencers provided the crucial spark. Gillette took the first third-round bout, ducking under Eli Rick Martin's blade and touching the Yalie in the mid-section to finish a 5-0 whitewash...
Regis O'Keefe, a member of Yale's long-range gunning crew, hit two 25-foot bombs to spark the rally after coming off the bench to replace the Eli's All-Ivy guard, Frank Maturo...