Word: also-rans
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...equipped for governing the world, but they are admirable in specific cases of injustice." And he makes such homilies seem the genuine beliefs, born of experience, of his characters. Keneally is equally at home, if less exciting, in lower-middle-class urban Australia and the locker rooms of also-ran athletes. These characters ring true, but they are not especially interesting. That, however, seems to be part of his strategy. The grayness of this humdrum world only makes the clashing colors of the Kabbelskis' lives more compelling. Keneally's real triumph is to portray, through one family's delusions...
...Byrd, co-captain of the women's swimming team, this weekend's event will mark her final competition in a Harvard suit. In her four years with the Crimson, she has seen the team rise from an also-ran into defending Ivy League champions...
News, the perennial also-ran, is glued in third place despite the addition of Phyllis George as co-anchor. The show has been hobbled by the poor chemistry between Bill Kurtis, a seasoned television reporter from Chicago who joined the show in 1982, and George, a former Miss America with no newsgathering experience. Try as he might to banter with George, Kurtis still acted a bit like a college senior who is flattered to help the head cheerleader with her homework but is flustered by her answers. After weeks of rumors, Kurtis left the show last week; though a contract...
...Crimson's seven losses to ranked teams were by a combined margin of 18 goals. On the other hand, the laxmen dropped four contests to also-ran squads by a 59-32 score...
...most intriguing question is whether Colorado Senator Gary Hart, who is having trouble adjusting to his apparent status as an also-ran, would take (or be offered) the No. 2 spot. His aides said it was unlikely he would submit to an interview process that smacked of supplication, but they were split on whether he ought to join the ticket if asked. Advisers Patrick Caddell, Kathy Bushkin and John McEvoy contend that Hart's future would best be served by becoming Mondale's partner in their party's challenge to Ronald Reagan, even if the effort fails...