Word: defeats
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...wind shifts he needed to carry him ahead. After two shifts on the first leg, Conner declared, "God works on Tuesdays." Bertrand admitted his error in losing the start: "It was a mistake on my part. One mistake is all it takes." Owner Bond, crushed by the defeat and with his back to a 3-1 wall, reminded a press conference of the valiant way Australian troops fought at Gallipoli in World War I (and lost...
...presidential poll is the first for the state's Democratic party, which has traditionally used this annual gathering to deal with state issues. However, today's vote could be a defeat for Hollings and a momentum-builder for Mondale and Cranston...
...crew had to sail it better than the home team did its own craft. The Australians came from behind Monday, frustrating all of Liberty's final attempts to keep the Cup bolted to a table in New York for another three years. So the Americans should accept the defeat and get ready for a visit to the Southern Hemisphere. But there is still a hint of lingering doubt, and national security could hang in the balance...
...ever a loss showed that a team is on the verge of becoming good--in fact, very good--it occurred as the University of New Hampshire pinned a 3-1 defeat on the young Harvard squad yesterday at Soldiers Field...
Less than a week after the Cantabs suffered their worst defeat in three years, they came back to play their finest hockey of the year. And they did it against one of the finest teams in the country...