Word: defeatism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...generation later the Japanese are discovering that the challenges of success can be just as tricky as the hardships of defeat. Now that the bionic yen has driven up the price of Japan's products in foreign markets and angry trade partners are threatening to obstruct those exports, the Japanese are trying to change once again. Government officials are looking to make the Japanese more voracious consumers, thus loosening dependence on exports and boosting demand for imports. Sacrifice is out, self-indulgence is in. The Japanese are being encouraged to work less, play more, save less, spend more and, while...
...Sorkow went further. He stripped Whitehead of her parental rights. Barring a reversal of his decision, she may never legally see her child again. Apparently anticipating defeat, Whitehead sat out the verdict at home, 50 miles away. Earlier that day, in a regular court-approved visit, she had spent two hours with her daughter in the neutral territory of a local youth center. The judge had shown exasperation with Whitehead's lead attorney at several points during the trial. Even so, the vehemence of his language in the ruling came as a shock to many. Perhaps with...
...again last week as the House, overwhelmingly, and then the Senate, after a stop-and-go drama, overrode Ronald Reagan's veto of the $88 billion highway bill. For a President determined to put the political damage from Iranscam in the rear-view mirror, the final 67-33 defeat in the Senate was an unwelcome reminder of his weakened political condition. But after months of lassitude Reagan put the full force of the presidency into his search for that elusive final vote. In fact, as jarring as the defeat was, it could end up strengthening the President: the personal energy...
...Bruins have traditionally rowed well against the Crimson. In 1985, Brown was the only team to defeat the national champion Harvard varsity, edging the heavies by a scant second in the annual season opener for both crews...
William Johnson, Cabot House. What makes a man a man? Just ask pre-med William Johnson. "There is no greater thrill," says Johnson, "than to defeat your enemy, to have your way with his wife and daughters, and take his property." Eschewing public service in favor of ruthless empire-building, Johnson sweeps down from the Quad on his tough Mongolian Steppe pony every day to attend biology and chemistry classes...