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"It's just not as satisfying, winning it like this rather than on the court," Desaulniers said. "It's a big let-down," he added.

Author: By Laura E. Schanberg, | Title: Desaulniers Captures National Crown Sanchez Suffers The Agony of De-Feet | 2/21/1978 | See Source »

The problems that Harvard has encountered the past two autumns could be explained away by citing various factors--the weather in last fall's 9-3 loss to Cornell, the psychological let-down in this autumn's 20-7 defeat by Princeton, the bad play selection in the clutch against...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: There Were Ups and Downs, But Mostly Downs | 11/15/1977 | See Source »

Harvard had primed all season to beat Yale and then advance into the Easterns so yesterday's experience was an obvious let-down. Last year, when the roles were reversed, Harvard went to New Haven, fought hard, but lost. "Still," Orscheidt added, "it was Harvard-Yale."

Author: By Sandy Cardin, | Title: Aquamen Drub Yale Substitutes, 87-26 | 2/28/1977 | See Source »

At first, the Harvard Law School tried to give Kenneth B. Krohn a gentle let-down. James N. Bierman, then assistant dean and associate director of admissions, wrote to Krohn following his demands to be told the reasons for his rejected application, "I am certain from your fine record that...

Author: By James I. Kaplan, | Title: The Law School and State Action | 10/11/1975 | See Source »

The third album--Matching Tie and Handkerchief--is a let-down, although the Oscar Wilde party and Cheese Shop routines are excellent the first two times around and the Australian University philosophy department drinking song is something which, if you can't exactly dance to it, you can hum:

Author: By Paul K. Rowe, | Title: Of Budgies and Spain | 1/29/1975 | See Source »

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