Word: defeatism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...result of the strong showing at NCAAs, Harvard was able to defeat the archrival Bruins 2 of the 3 times they squared off this year. The Crimson won a dual meet against Brown last December...
...Nakasone's success has started to turn sour. Last week the L.D.P. suffered an embarrassing 64% to 30% defeat at the hands of the opposition Socialist Party in a special election to fill a Diet seat in a district long regarded as a ruling-party stronghold. A poll released last week by the daily Asahi Shimbun reported that support for Nakasone has dropped over the past three months from 39% to 25%. And in cities around the country, leftist unions have joined hands with conservative shopkeepers to braid hangmen's nooses that are used on effigies of the Prime Minister...
...Government, it was a disappointing setback. Gotti's acquittal marked federal prosecutors' first defeat in a vigorous war against the Mob that has put many organized-crime kingpins behind bars for long prison terms. Two weeks ago, in the "pizza connection" case, 17 mobsters were convicted of selling tons of heroin and cocaine through pizza parlors in the Northeast and Midwest. In December, eight of New York's powerful crime bosses were convicted of running a vast network of criminal activities. Last October, Philip Rastelli, head of the Bonanno family, and eight co-defendants were found guilty of racketeering. Last...
That 1983 Minnesota squad went on to score 16 goals--the most ever in a quarterfinal series. But the '83 Wisconsin Badgers, which destroyed St. Lawrence, 13-3, holds the record for the most punishing defeat in a series...
Last year, the Michigan State Spartans captured their first NCAA hockey title in 20 years by coming back in the final period to defeat Harvard, 6-5, at Providence...