Word: clincher
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...handsome features taut, his fist balled in indignation, Biden was in danger of losing his audience by painting a vivid picture of ghetto hopelessness. So totally did he capture his listeners, however, that their approval punctuated the meticulous cadence of his clincher: "And these are not someone else's children. They are our children. ((Applause begins.)) America's children. ((More applause.)) Blood of our blood. ((A louder ripple.)) Heart of our soul." This was Biden at his best, the impassioned idealist displaying the soaring rhetoric that has become his trademark...
After scoring the clincher against Franklin & Marshall in January, Harvard's Co-Captain Joe Dowling scored the all important fifth win again against the Tigers...
...every swimmer had an off-day in the conference clincher, however. Freshman Linda Suhs set a new Harvard record in the 100-yd. backstroke with her winning time of 59.74 seconds. Additionally, Suhs won in the 100 freestyle and swam the backstroke led of the victorious 200 medley relay team...
...best musicians putting it straight on the line. David Ruffin of the Temptations and Browne sing about "relocation to phony homelands." Cliff and Hall remember "people are dying and giving up hope," and Darlene Love jumps in with "This quiet diplomacy ain't nothing but a joke." The clincher comes with the hard challenge of Bruce Springsteen's voice, which should be some strong indication of rock's new course. Anyone ever hear Elvis Presley sing a song about Martin Luther King Jr.? On Sun City, the country's most formidable rocker since Presley's passing can be heard making...
...clincher for the hosts came at 52:23 in the second half when Jim Wurster snuck the ball under the diving Ginsburg...