Word: defeatism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Freshman Sarah Koppel took the loss for Harvard, the first defeat of her collegiate career. Koppel surrendered 11 hits and five earned runs in 6.1 innings of work...
...surprised that Norman had come back to the Masters, still more surprised that he had played so well in defeat. But I think that this is a testament to one of the best aspects of sports: its quiet exhortation for us to challenge ourselves...
...surprised that Norman had come back to the Masters, still more surprised that he had played so well in defeat. But I think that this is a testament to one of the best aspects of sports: its quiet exhortation for us to challenge ourselves...
...second new pairing of junior Joe Green and sophomore Scott Clark began sluggishly, dropping three straight breaks to fall behind 1-6. Only two games from defeat, Green and Passarella found their focus and rattled off seven straight games to win 8-6 and complete the sweep...
...either was its basic faith in air power. Even though all the weapons at NATO's disposal seem impotent to halt the Serbs' practically unimpeded rampage in Kosovo, the White House refused to address publicly the question everyone else is asking: Will it now take NATO ground forces to defeat Milosevic? Plenty of American pundits and former U.S. officials urged Clinton to rethink NATO's reliance on air power alone, suggesting that only "boots on the ground" can rescue the faltering campaign. "We're in a war, and we need to allow our military to do what is necessary...