Word: defeatism
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...ahead of Radcliffe at the IRAs for the past three years, the 2003 national champion Tigers. By posting a six-second victory at the Windemere Cup in California over its rival, the Black and White started its drive to the top.The team’s success continued with a defeat of Georgetown for the Class of 2004 Cup the next week. At the Knect Cup the following week, Radcliffe forged the defining moment of the season as the Black and White’s varsity eight asserted its No. 1 ranking with another triumph over Princeton just two weeks after...
BOSTON—A year after capturing its first-ever baseball Beanpot crown, Harvard relinquished the title to crosstown rival Boston College. The Crimson (18-15-1) was overwhelmed by the Eagles (22-20-1) in a 10-2 defeat that ran the team’s losing streak against BC to eight games and established the ACC squad, despite Harvard’s recent Ivy League success, as the local powerhouse. “I feel each year that it creeps away that there becomes a difference in the schools,” Crimson coach Joe Walsh said...
What are the consequences of his refusal to promptly concede defeat? It's another example of his repudiation of all that is political. There is no precedent for so much of what he does. His is a populism without any rules, and that's why he's so dangerous...
...have said that your victory is a victory for Europe. Does that mean it's a defeat for the U.S.? Absolutely not. You heard [on the congratulatory phone call] that the personal rapport with the President is very good. But Italy can only have any real influence on world affairs if it carries weight in Europe. Moreover, resolving the mother of all problems--the Israeli-Palestinian question--requires cooperation between Europe...
...Flynt, saying that the documentary “is being composed by an outside film company, and he’s not making a dime from it.” She added that Flynt had “expanded the reach of free speech [protections through] his precedent-setting defeat of Jerry Falwell...