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Word: lose (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...well, every Harvard crew bears the weight of a great Harvard tradition. But Cooley may have best captured the spirit that motivated at least this J.V. boat to win, when he said, "I personally didn't feel the pressure, probably because I didn't think we were going to lose...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Reflections on the Sprints | 5/18/1979 | See Source »

...that he wants will become permanent. If we are to have any rail passenger service in the future, it is imperative that Congress rejects the President's plan. Persons who realize the importance of this should write to their Congressmen and Senators immediately, because there is no time to lose. John J. Bowman...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Preserve Amtrak | 5/15/1979 | See Source »

Americans are hung up on success. Now, after losing our first war, we say that losers must be wrong-hence our continued tendency to wallow in guilt. The humbling Viet Nam experience might be the lesson that teaches it is possible to lose, as we did, and at the same time be the good guys, as we were...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, May 14, 1979 | 5/14/1979 | See Source »

...already been a drop-off in the number of fish in streams intersecting the Haul Road. Gravel and dust can be another problem. Tossed onto the permafrost by car wheels, they cause the snow to melt early in the spring. Waterfowl then nest prematurely in these moist spots and lose their young to frost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Two Throughways to the Arctic | 5/14/1979 | See Source »

...nice way to end the season--by playing so well, win or lose, in every game," Seilder said yesterday...

Author: By Michele D. Healy, | Title: Stickwomen Upset Penn, Place Fifth in Tournament | 5/14/1979 | See Source »

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