Word: facing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...factor working against the Crimson as it entered the second half was the stiff wind it would face for the final 45 minutes...
...meanwhile, had not only survived the first half against the wind, but actually found itself in the lead. With a goal already in hand, and the wind in the Crimson's face, B.C. could focus solely on holding its one-goal margin...
With the win over Harvard, the Eagles now move onto the third round of the NCAA Tournament, where they will face No. 12 UConn in Storrs, Conn...
...younger sister is obligated to ask every Passover, why on this night? On all other nights, life is normal. Last Friday night, Harvard raised the 1999 AWCHA national championship banner before the opening face-off, reliving the greatest sports moment I have ever witnessed in person. Exactly two minutes into overtime, the Big Green skaters were mobbing junior winger Jen Wiehn behind the Harvard net--directly under the brand-new banner...
Over the years, McCain has gone to great lengths after disputes to mend fences with flowers, hand-delivered notes and face-to-face apologies. "I am a man of many faults," he told TIME, "but I think that you learn, you grow, and you focus." This kind of rationalization sounds like the remarks made by another promising candidate in 1992, an Arkansas Governor who pledged to voters that he had put his past behind him. That is the kind of comparison sure to make John McCain angry. These days, however, he can't afford to show...