Word: defeats
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...tremendous and historic victory for civil rights," exulted Ralph Neas, executive director of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights. "The Supreme Court has repudiated the Meese-Reynolds attempt to gut affirmative action." | Justice officials refused to accept defeat. Meese blithely dismissed the opinions as mere pinpricks upon his policy, insisting, "The court has accepted the general position of this Administration that racial preferences are not a good thing to have. What they have done is carve out various exceptions to that general rule, even while affirming the rule itself." The Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, William Bradford Reynolds...
...Boston, labored mightily against the Blue Jays, and hung on to win, 9-7; it was his first victory since April 23. The next night Clemens pitched ( superbly against the same Jays, giving up three hits and striking out eight, but lost, 4-2; it was his first defeat of the year after 14 straight wins, one short of the American League record...
...defeat of the amendment means that the Irish Republic is one of only a handful of countries in the world where divorce is still illegal. Malta and the Philippines are others. The setback weakens FitzGerald's chances of re- election in 1987. Though the opposition Fianna Fail party remained neutral on the referendum, it made clear its opposition to the amendment. The Prime Minister's failure to legalize divorce could thus hasten his departure from power...
...authorizing the use of lethal force against the prisoners, Garcia underscored his determination to defeat the Shining Path. The radical group had timed the insurrections to humiliate the President while prominent world figures were in Lima for a congress of the Socialist International, an organization of socialist and social-democratic parties. The gathering was held in Peru to recognize efforts by Garcia's center-left government to stabilize the country's economy, which has been crippled by the falling prices of oil, copper and other major exports...
...rulings represent a major defeat for the Reagan administration, which sought to limit on-the-job racial preferences...