Word: diehardism
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...anybody but the 50 or so diehard fans had ambled over the river, they would have seen one of the most profound turnarounds in recent Crimson sports history...
...last word at the rally, however, came from Douglas Gollin '84, a diehard Yale fan, "I think these people should all get jobs," he said, unzipping his sweatshirt to reveal a well-worn navy-blue tee-shirt...
...even one state legislature since he took office, and for his stand on abortions for the poor. Few women, however, are expected to vote for Carter or Reagan solely because of single issues like abortion or ERA. Insists a Republican feminist in Ohio: "Only the most diehard women are going to vote for or against Reagan on ERA when other, more important things are at stake. War is the issue...
Bill McCann, as Macduff, starts weakly--see if his "Horror, horror, horror!" doesn't make you giggle--but gives a fine sympathetic portrait of this confused man. He is both savior and fool, diehard and blowhard, and when informed of the murder of his wife and children must "feel like a man." But he can't in public, so he just stands there, horrified, perplexed by this mad order which forces one to substitute country for family and torn by the guilt of leaving home. For once, words fail him, and the effect is illuminating...
...more than half a century, Sears won the nation's hearts and pocketbooks with solid, if unspectacular, private brand merchandise like Kenmore washing machines and Diehard batteries, which it sold at moderate prices and backed up with reliable service. But beginning in the early 1970s, Sears went astray. Pinched on one side by shopping-mall specialty stores and on the other by discounters like K mart, Sears tried to move uptown. Suddenly, along with familiar bestsellers like Craftsman home tools, Sears emphasized stylish items like Musk Oil aftershave. A merchandiser from New York's Bloomingdale...