Word: letting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Even though it opened the second half with a lead, the Crimson's tungsten-tough defense refused to let up on its inexperienced opposition, which began to falter under the shadow-like pressure and make turnovers which gave the ball to Harvard for most of the second half...
Socrates: Hey, I guess I was wrong. Let's go get something to drink...
Although it seems ridiculous now--given her success and the team's undefeated season--Ferrante said, "At the beginning of the year, my expectations were so high that I was scared this year would be a let-down. I thought 'no way is it going to be as good as last year...
...around the city, investors were trying to cut their losses. By 11:30, only 1½ hrs. after trading began, the Dow Jones average was off by 13 points and falling. "I wouldn't call it panic," said Steven J. Hyman, an independent, or so-called $2 broker. "Let's say it's controlled pandemonium...
Trying to reassure Europeans who worry whether the U.S. would come to their assistance in case of a Soviet attack, National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski told a meeting of the Atlantic Treaty Association in Washington: "Let there be no question about our commitment and our determination to help defend Europe by all means necessary-nuclear and conventional. There are no conceivable circumstances in which we would not react to a security threat directed at our allies in Europe...