Word: disappointing
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...victory. “You have to hand it to them,” co-captain Matt Hoff said. “They scrapped, they worked their butts off, they wanted it more than we did.” “We played quite well, [and I am] disappointed that we didn’t put them away when we had the chance,” coach John Kerr added. SWITCHING THE FIELD With 15 minutes remaining, and the Crimson trailing, 2-1, Kerr moved defenseman Kwaku Nyamekye up to forward, hoping that he could provide the extra push...
...dinner did not disappoint. To start off, David Myers of Sona in Los Angeles concocted a reception of duck confit eggrolls topped with lime pickle aioli and peekytoe crab beignets, all washed down with Dom Perignon Brut 1999. Then came the main courses. Adria prepared Ostras Con Pistachio Verde y Citricos (oysters with green pistachios and citrus; Wakada presented Ravioli of Asahi Crab with Crab Terrine and Finger Lime; Daniel Boulud (of Restaurant Daniel in New York City) produced Wild Scottish Grouse with Sarawak Pepper Cromesquis; and Thomas Keller came out with Four Story Hill Farm Cuisse de Poularde with...
...quite a spectacle for more than 1,200 spectators in attendance. In the end, though, Harvard fell just short, bringing an end to its four-game win streak. Playing rival Yale is always a big occasion for the Crimson, and the match did not disappoint. With the play moving quickly from end to end, the game included 35 total shots between the two teams, 16 of which were on target. With the score tied at 1 at the end of regulation, the two teams went into sudden-death extra time. The fast pace of play left both sets of players...
...Harvard, our seniors didn’t disappoint to quite the same degree. But even as they weren’t outdone by first-years, and performed better than any other school studied, their average score of 70 percent was sub-par. Harvard has it bad, even if other schools have it worse...
Historically, politicians who deceptively promise to bypass the system or bridge the partisan divide disappoint. Actually governing as a Washington “outsider” isn’t a successful strategy. Jimmy Carter’s presidency is a good example. When Bill and Hillary Clinton challenged the establishment early in his presidency, it only resulted in a reshuffling of the “system” in favor of Newt Gingrich’s Contract with America (a mistake that the Clintons both learned from). Another president who liked to advertise himself as a Washington...