Word: defeatism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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After a 6-0 defeat at the hands of Creighton, the Crimson returned to its home field less than 24 hours later to defeat Columbia, a team that has constantly received votes in national polls, though it has yet to puncture the top 25 this year...
...Crimson (4-1-1, 2-0 Ivy) had all the motivation it needed with the memory of two losses to the Hawks (5-1-2) last year still fresh, including a 3-0 second round playoff defeat at Hartford...
...unlikely to create much of a dent. "I very much doubt that this bill will pass," he says, "and even if it did, it would probably be struck down by the Supreme Court, since it flies in the face of the court?s existing stand on reproductive rights." If defeat is almost guaranteed, what?s in this campaign for the Christian Coalition? A presence on the political map, says Dickerson. "There?s a nagging fear in the coalition that they are being marginalized. This group hasn?t backed a winning candidate or bill in a long time. They?ve lost...
Paralyzed by a running game that averaged less than a yard per play on 26 carries, Princeton was shut out 31-0 and suffered its worst defeat since 1986, when it lost 37-0 to Northwestern...
Despite that devastating defeat, he never lost his passion for sports. Mulkey continued to compete through the '60s, winning national titles as a decathlete. Along the way, he got married, raised four children, became a school headmaster and later tried his hand at several businesses in Atlanta...