Word: defeats
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...events," has played a role in U.S. policy since the CIA was formed shortly after World War II. The agency was assigned the covert role of shoring up Western democracies in the face of spreading Communist influence. The first notable success occurred in Italy, where money and propaganda helped defeat the Communist Party in the 1948 elections...
...three," meaning that Texas, along with California and Florida, are the three Sunbelt states that Reagan must carry to win in 1984. Hispanic voters are a crucial bloc in all three states; thus Reagan was happy to be in San Antonio to help commemorate Mexico's 1862 defeat of occupying French forces...
...positions, one has to look elsewhere to explain the Crimson's 6-7 record this season. The laxmen's 12-4 mark last year earned them the top spot in New England, second place in the Ivy League, and 12th-ranking in the nation. This year, the squad must defeat Dartmouth in its finale this weekend to reach the 500 mark for the first time...
...yesterday's cork popper, Eliot captured the Alexander Agassiz Cup, awarded annually to the men's "A" victor, for the fifth time in six years. The win avenged a four-second defeat to Dunster House in last year's race...
...results rolled in and Austrians waited to see what face-saving explanation Kreisky might offer to save his job, the Chancellor surprised them by instead keeping his promise. "Yes, this is definitely a defeat," he said. "I take the consequences and resign." He urged the Socialists to turn over both the chancellorship and the leadership of the party to Education Minister Fred Sinowatz, 54. Said Kreisky: "I am much too old for the haggling needed in a coalition." And, some associates concluded, much too proud...