Word: defeatism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Harvard (5-2 overall, 2-0 Ivy League) lost to the Rochester Institute of Technology, 5-0, in the first round and dropped a 5-1 decision to Cornell (5-1) Saturday. On Sunday, Harvard pulled together to defeat Colby...
...sense that there must be more to life than the evils that incessantly assault his eye, or his inarticulate hope of finding some new Jerusalem beyond his constricted horizon. This maintenance of faith is, indeed, his conquest. And it is given force and poignancy by its contrast with the defeat of his father's ever dwindling dreams...
...squad's need for this potion was very clear Saturday afternoon in West Point, N.Y., as the aquamen came upon another shaved opponent in Army and fell to the Cadets by a 72-41 margin. The defeat dropped Harvard to a 3-2 overall mark (2-2 EISL, 1-1 Ivy League...
Accepting defeat, Johnson issued a concession. Said he: "I am proud of the fact that we put the best bid on the table the first time and this time." He then returned with an attorney to RJR's 48th-floor New York offices in seemingly good spirits. As city lights glittered around them, the two men sipped drinks and munched Oreo cookies while reflecting on the day's ordeal...
...ties to Big Oil interests and Inouye's lackluster television style. Though Johnston made an issue of Mitchell's Northeastern liberalism, it fell flat, even with moderate and Southern Senators who have been trying to prod their party more toward the political center in the wake of Michael Dukakis' defeat...