Word: comebacking
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...unmistakably that of U Nu, the ascetic, still popular ex-Premier who was ousted in 1962 by General Ne Win, the Burmese army strongman, and imprisoned in a military "rest camp" near Rangoon for the next four years. For the past 18 months, U Nu has been plotting his comeback. "I cannot tell you exactly at what time and in what month we will celebrate victory," he said in his broadcast. Less inclined to generalize, his lieutenants flatly predict "final victory" some time...
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...award climaxed an amazing comeback for Lukawski who wasn't even listed on the Crimson's pre-season roster after a severe back injury suffered in last year's Cornell game had apparently ended his football career...
...game is referred to, if at all, as the Elis' "unhappy tie" or simply as a "loss." The seniors on the Yale team were sophomores that year, and last season's 7-0 win in the Yale Bowl has not completely erased memories of Harvard's uncanny comeback...
Last weekend's Princeton game in the Yale Bowl served only to bolster the aura surrounding the 29-29 tie as erratic. Tiger quarterback Rod Plummer came off the bench in the second quarter and stirred a Princeton comeback that fell short in the dying moments...