Word: forfeits
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...tournament committee last year passed an iron-clad rule that a player arriving more than 15 minutes late to a match would automatically forfeit, Barnaby said...
Last year, one-half of the National League--the Eastern half--was engaged in a war to lose the pennant. As late as August, six teams had a chance to forfeit the flag, and only the Mets failed to take advantage of this option. But this year the situation will be different...
Except for the lacrosse team, Harvard should field strong Ivy contenders in all other sports. Ironically, needing it the most the lacrosee team had to forfeit their spring tour because of rising costs and insufficient funds...
...very least, they provide a record of a performance that would otherwise disappear. And cinematic techniques can be used to strengthen the impact of the play and increase its accessibility. But reversing the process is more difficult, because some means must be found to compensate for the forfeit of all the film techniques. The Loeb Persona doesn't try to make up for these lost ingredients, and is content to deal only with those bare bones of Bergman's film which did not depend on his camera. The hallmarks of the original Persona are gone without trace--Bergman's loving...
...Super Bowl, Dolphin fans who put down their bets early will collect only if their team wins by six points or more. A Viking bet will pay off if Minnesota manages to lose by fewer than six points-or, of course, if Minnesota wins. Where betting is illegal, losers forfeit their bet plus the 10% commission, or "vigorish," for the bookie. In Las Vegas the vigorish is accompanied by a 10% excise tax that must be paid with every bet, win or lose...