Word: affair
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These goals changed what had been a back-and-forth game into a one-sided affair. The Crimson, which had some chances to score early, never got its frozen offense rolling again...
While in Europe, Gurwin dug into the scandalous transactions of Italy's Banco Ambrosiano, a story that in 1983 won him an Overseas Press Club Award and produced a book, The Calvi Affair. Returning to the U.S. as a free-lancer in 1988, Gurwin helped break another banking scandal, this one involving the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, or B.C.C.I. His exposa spurred a major federal investigation and led to another book, False Profits (1992), written with Peter Truell. We persuaded him to bring his talents to TIME last June...
McCullough leads an offense that has scored at least three touchdowns in every game this season, while the defense is giving up an average of 29.6 points per game. This should make for an offensively explosive affair as Harvard brings in junior tailback Eion Hu and his 766 yards rushing. The last six meetings between these two teams have averaged a combined 59 points per game...
They say opposites attract, but no one expected the unlikely love affair between Professor of Government Michael J. Sandel and Visiting Lecturer George F. Will which has captivated students in Government 1091. Lovers and students alike should take note: this is not merely the reasonable result of bringing together two famous thinkers whose philosophies have evolved past their now outmoded political reputations...
Participants in the policymaking process have called the affair a "glitch." Administrators have acknowledged a communications breakdown. And many of those responsible for enacting and living with the new policy said they are largely unaware of its existence...