Word: defeatism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...pitching was impressive in the early going, but both South Florida and Stetson rallied for late runs to defeat the Crimson. South Florida exploded for five runs in the fifth inning to coast past Harvard...
Saturday night at Briggs Cage, the Harvard men's basketball team had a nightmare, losing to Merrimack, 80-72. The squad and Crimson Coach Pete Roby probably won't be able to forget the defeat for a long time...
Sure, the Crimson is not as bad as it looked against Merrimack. It couldn't possibly be. But the defeat raises many questions about the Crimson, and some of those questions don't have answers...
Last Wednesday morning, after his defeat in Illinois, Dole returned to the Senate floor, too proud to appear vulnerable or idle. When colleagues warmly welcomed him to their fold, he snapped, "I'm not back." Serenity has never come easily to Dole. "If you're out there and you've been twisting in the wind for six or seven months and you start to smell a little," he said in Chicago, "then maybe somebody has to cut the rope...
Bradley said Dukakis could defeat the vice president "because he is tenacious, innovative, resilient and disciplined. And he has the personal depth and life experience that embodies the promise of America...