Word: defeatism
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...world, September 11th was a disaster and a calamity; for me, it was more than that. It was the beginning of a fight I was all too familiar with: the kind in which there is no absolute victory or absolute defeat, only vengeance and sorrow...
...reflects that no one team is a clear-cut favorite. Last preseason the same three teams were ranked identically as in this year’s poll, and Harvard ended up tying with the Saints for the best regular season record in the ECAC. The Crimson went on to defeat St. Lawrence in the ECAC tournament final and again in the first round of the Frozen Four before falling 6-2 to Minnesota in the NCAA championship game...
...Either that or he admits defeat,” Rodriguez said...
...doubt we did," says Chiarelli. He knew the fighting would soon resume, but he sent his men back into the same neighborhood to distribute food supplies and materials such as cement, nails and boards to repair homes. It was part of the military's mixed mission: to defeat the insurgents while trying to win the backing of Iraq's resentful citizens...
...Klein's column on John Kerry's reluctance to make statements that are controversial or negative, heeding the advice of his political consultants, was right on target [Aug. 30]. Kerry is headed for defeat because he seems to be no more than a politician who test-markets his every utterance, whereas President Bush, love him or hate him, comes across as a man who means what he says and doesn't stick his finger in the air checking to see which way the wind is blowing before he speaks. NICKY BILLOU Toronto...