Word: attempting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Crimson's next possession, Houston blew into the backfield to stop a Wilford option keeper for a loss of two, then Wilford had to pull the ball down on the next two plays and scramble for his life. Harvard's next third-down conversion attempt also failed because of pressure on Wilford, and the one after that ended with a four-yard sack...
Kacyvenski saved at least a chip shot field goal attempt at the end of the first half, intercepting a Vena pass that went directly to him. Kacyvenski was superbly positioned and made the play at Harvard's 5-yard line...
Although the Crimson ended up with only a second-place finish this weekend, it has made progress in its attempt to reverse the losing trend of the past two weeks...
Peiyuan's crime, in the eyes of the communists, was to have been born to a relatively prosperous landowning family. His father, who had five younger sons and a daughter as well as the twins, ignored all pleas to flee to Hong Kong before the revolution. His attempt to ingratiate himself with the communists by having Peiyuan join up failed. He was executed in 1952 during Mao's anti-landlord campaign, which took perhaps a million lives across China. At that time Peiyuan was with the Chinese army in Korea, fighting the Americans in a war that was to claim...
...when the Gorbachevs were virtually held prisoners in their home during a coup attempt, my heart broke for Raisa. I knew she must be scared--for her husband and her country. So George and I both shed a tear when we learned of Raisa's death. We mourned the loss of a friend; we mourned the passing of a fascinating woman who gave much to this world; mainly we mourned for Mikhail. Theirs was a great love story, and we know he'll miss her terribly...