Word: losely
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...fact is that Kennedy could lose -or win-for any of several reasons, including civil rights. And Nixon to the contrary, civil rights will and should be a key issue...
...automobile accident-bing, now you're driving, now you're not," said Ground School Instructor Donald Sundin. "But take a plane now, and you've got time to do things. Say you lose an engine at 5,000 feet. Well, you lose maybe 500 or 600 feet a minute, and you glide 1½ miles a minute. That gives you about ten minutes during which you can find a spot to land within a 900-square-mile area." Sundin burned into the students' brains the radio frequency of 121.5 megacycles, the universal "Mayday" channel...
...stopping excitement of the pro game, fans implored college coaches to pass, pass, pass. At least one university head joined the chorus. Chancellor Edward Litchfield of the University of Pittsburgh ordered Pitt Coach John Michelosen to open up. "Three things I find intolerable," Litchfield said. "Winning all the time, losing all the time, and being dull. I would rather lose 28-27 than win 7-6." Two weeks ago, when tricky Pitt pulled a fake kick, passed for two extra points and beat California, 35-15, for its third straight victory of the season, the entire student cheering section gave...
...others. That was enough for Hardin. Staubach was his boy. When Navy played mighty Southern California, the nation's No. 1 team, the point spread was 17; Navy lost, but in a 13-6 squeaker. And then came Army. "If we have a perfect season and lose to Army," says Athletic Director William Busik, "then we're lousy...
...great American melting pot-so the theory goes-all ethnic groups lose their distinguishing characteristics and blend into a homogeneous whole. It is the argument of this provocative book that the melting pot has done very little melting. However much these groups may have changed over the years, they have retained their identity. They differ as much as they ever did-and the authors think that it is good that they...