Word: goliaths
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...point average one season, 100 points one game), the most remarkable and descriptive was that in 1,218 career games he never once fouled out. The basket was Chamberlain's secondary goal; the primary one was not to be an ogre. His enduring wisdom: "Nobody loves Goliath...
...would have endangered both the Arab and the Palestinian cause. In the aftermath of all-out war in Lebanon and the massacres in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps, the Arabs are riding a wave of sympathy the world over. But the new-found perception of Israel as a Goliath surrounded by poor little David's would likely have shifted had the Jewish state been bullied...
...immediate consequence of Sharon's Lebanon adventure was a perceptible change in U.S.-Israeli relations (see following story). In Washington, Ronald Reagan, by instinct a warm supporter of Israel, reflected that in the public perception, Israel had been transformed from the "David" to the "Goliath" of the Middle East. Reagan was already angry that the Israelis had moved into West Beirut two weeks ago, thereby breaking a promise they had made to the U.S., and he was horrified that, having occupied the Muslim sector of the Lebanese capital, the Israelis had not only failed to protect the lives...
When the Harvard men's soccer team took on the University of Connecticut yesterday it was worse than when David matched up against Goliath. At least in the Biblical tale the underdog had weapon superiority: the Crimson were forced to fight with the reigning national collegiate champs for the same black and white ball. The final result was not unexpected the Huskies staying top dog with a 4-1 rout at the business School field...
...attitude towards the Harvard tenants Union (HTU), which organized in 1981 to gain desperately needed strength in disputes with the University. In its treatment of HTU members. Harvard has maintained the same bellicose, short sighted and obstinate posture that originally generated Harvard's traditional image as a Goliath menacing a city of Davids...