Word: hard-fought
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...most serious case for the bloodbath theory rests on what has happened in areas of South Viet Nam that the Communists have occupied in the past. When they briefly took over Hué during the 1968 Tet offensive, they arrived with lengthy blacklists. In the midst of an exceedingly hard-fought battle, they took the time to round up, execute and dump into mass graves perhaps 2,000 civilians in a population of 200,000. When they gained control of several northern provinces late last year, according to a U.S. intelligence source, they killed several hundred civil servants. No information...
...Crimson began slowly yesterday as it seemed to be feeling the effects of two hard-fought Brown games. But the Elis could not penetrate the stingy Harvard defense, led by fullback Dan Jiggets...
Troubling Eyes. Beyond these already severe stresses is one that plagues every political family: the hatred that even the well-motivated, understated politician arouses. "I'm no stranger to hard-fought politics," says Jo Hall, wife of Oklahoma Governor David Hall. But she was appalled at the vehemence of the attacks on her husband, who lost a recent bid for reelection. "You can't imagine how troubling it is to look into the faces of people with absolute hatred in their eyes. I've caught myself remembering that these were the people who cheered when President Kennedy...
Harvard went into the game riding high after last Wednesday's upset win over a tough New Brunswick team but came out on the losing end of a hard-fought, 6-0 contest...
Princeton put its first and only points on the board when it pushed across the end line for a hard-fought try early in the first half. The conversion kick failed, and from then on it was all downhill for the hapless Tigers...