Word: forfeit
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...noted that Estrada, 70, has already been under house arrest for more than six years since being overthrown in the mass protests movement dubbed People Power II. Estrada had also asked to spend time with his gravely ill mother. And, the spokesman noted, a court decision requiring Estrada to forfeit his ill-gotten gains remains in effect...
...before the men’s crew final for apparent complicity in the “Black Power” protest U.S. track stars Tommie Smith and John Carlos made on the podium. Had Hoffman been booted the night before the final, his crew would have likely elected to forfeit rather than row without him. The IOC eventually cleared him due to lack of evidence, but Hoffman and the Harvard boat finished last in the Grand Final the next day. Hoffman’s tril the Crimson boat had made its social stance known as early in July?...
...shortly before Election Day. It was Obama who first signaled a shift when he spoke last year at the Sojourners/Call to Renewal gathering and challenged Democrats to make it a little harder for Republicans to paint them as godless hedonists. "If we scrub language of all religious content, we forfeit the imagery and terminology through which millions of Americans understand both their personal morality and social justice," he declared. "Secularists are wrong when they ask believers to leave their religion at the door before entering into the public square...
...period of mutual anxiety followed. As the committee grew concerned about flaws in Cech’s candidacy, Cech also appeared to be becoming increasingly disenchanted with the idea of major fundraising and having to forfeit his lab work, the two individuals said. After a week of skiing and dining with friends, Cech called the University to announce...
...women’s equestrian club faces with many of its opponents, including three in the Ivy League. Club teams at Harvard are at a massive disadvantage when competing nationally against these varsity teams by having to make do with scant resources; some teams have even had to forfeit their spots in national competitions because of financial constraints...