Word: stellar
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...junior Co-Captain Ceci Clark and classmate Sandra Whyte, Harvard's defense was stellar; Cornell had no (that's right, zero) shots on goal and managed only three penalty corners the whole game. With consumate teamwork, Clark and Whyte controlled the backfield with excellent timing and well-placed clears...
With a combination of stellar defense, and timely offense, the Crimson shut down an explosive Huskies attack...
...affected are the East Germans, whose powerhouse teams have already endured deep cuts in coaching staffs and facilities and will soon be merged with West German competitors. Their demoralized squad's lackluster showing was the biggest news of the opening days of the Goodwill Games, which otherwise generated few stellar performances. The second biggest news also reflected political change. Soviet hockey player Sergei Fedorov said he was not defecting -- he wants to return home eventually -- but left his team to sign on with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League...
...intense. Seven of the current Justices hire four clerks each; the other two hire three. Because the court acts like nine separate law offices, each Justice follows his or her own acceptance procedures. But among the virtual application requisites for all Justices are graduation from a top law school, stellar grades, a law-review editorship and, in recent years, an interim internship with a lower-court judge. "The key," advises one former clerk, "is to get to know someone on the faculty who was a clerk and let that person know the quality of your mind...
...Stellar Academics...