Word: go-ahead
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Crimson President "Rocket" Bob Boorstin, who is stronger than he looks, smashed the go-ahead run, and The Crimson protected its lead with the polished double-play combination of Jeff Toobin to Dave "Stretch" Wilson, amazing outfield grabs by Dave Frankel and John Bruce, and the traditionally flawless pitching of Mark Director, now 2-0 on the season...
...modern world to the idea of the nation-in arms, and the rest of Europe ended up adopting the same means to frustrate France's expansionary ends. National mobilization took the very decision of war and peace out of the hands of European leaders in August 1914; once the go-ahead for mobilization reached the countryside, and soldiers gathered at railway depots, the various nations-in-arms had little choice but to fight. The ideology of national mobilization tends to foster a feeling of security; however, it has also historically promoted military adventurism, and even the kind of expansionary nationalism...
...Wednesday, the five-man U.N. commission had already gathered in Geneva and was ready to leave for Tehran. All the commission needed was the go-ahead signal from U.N. headquarters in Manhattan. It never came. After waiting several hours in the VIP lounge, the U.N. envoys and their entourage glumly headed back to the city...
Twice in the third period, the Crimson scored go-ahead goals. A Carter wristshot past Dartmouth goalie Bob Oaudet broke a 3-3 tie after only 12 seconds, but Big Green winger Shaun Teevens retaliated just 25 seconds later...
...March 1978 both officials gave their go-ahead...