Word: defeats
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Crimson (5-0) received its strongest challenge to date but came through to defeat the Cadets...
...going to be tough to defeat," he says, "if we keep the deficit down and the economy rolling...
...court's founders and firmest supporters, Washington would also lose much international credibility by withdrawing in the face of defeat. "You cannot be one of the major law-keeping forces in the world and then boycott the first major law court in the world," said Christopher Mitchell-Heggs, a Paris-based international lawyer. "When Iran ignored the jurisdiction, it successfully put itself out of bounds as an international partner. Nobody would treat it seriously, and all its major international agreements lapsed." At the same time, it is not unusual for a government to settle such disputes out of court...
...Reagan team undoubtedly started with an excessively apocalyptic view of the situation. But it was essentially right in believing that a successful Communist revolution in El Salvador, or neighboring countries, no matter how seriously driven by the thirst for social justice, would be an American defeat...
...season's end, specifically a heartbreaking 2-0 defeat at the hands (and feet) of the UCLA Bruins last Sunday in an NCAA quarterfinal matchup in Los Angeles, the Crimson had made believers of many...