Word: defeats
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...some politicians, defeat would mark the end of a political career. But John O'Sullivan, editor of a British political magazine and a spring fellow at the Institute of Politics (IOP), took defeat in stride as an educational experience...
...University forbid discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Eventually it quested the proposal. But the Council operates behind closed doors, and University Hall quickly nixed the GSA's follow-up effort to bring the issue before the Faculty itself, so the arguments responsible for the proposal's defeat never came to light...
...than among college players. For example, if Cornell were to play Texas 100 times this fall, on Cornell's home field or on a neutral field, the Cornelians would undoubtedly lose all 100 encounters. In contrast, on any given day the New Orleans Saints could travel to Pittsburgh and defeat the Steelers...
...American Council of Life Insurance, a lobbying group that represents 572 of the nation's life insurance companies. He will be succeeded at the agency (1983 budget: $276 billion) by Margaret Heckler, 51, a moderate Republican who served eight terms as Representative from Massachusetts until her defeat last November. Schweiker, whose new salary is reported to be in the low six figures, startled the White House with his sudden departure. Said a presidential aide: "It came as a surprise even to Dick. The council offer came out of the blue...
...Prime Minister, there was more at stake than the selection of local legislators. Two of the three states (Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka) have been Gandhi political fiefs for decades, and her party was a clear favorite. Thus last week's defeat will surely weaken Mrs. Gandhi's authority over Congress (I). More important, it could spur internal Indian strife, lending strength to the nation's growing number of ethnic and political separatist movements...