Word: loses
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...Olympians' seven previous games against college teams are any indication, the Crimson will lose big. The U.S. Team is 7-0 against college opponents--which have included the likes of Hockey East powerhouses Boston College and Boston University--and have outscored them, 65-16. B.U. and goaltender Peter Fish came the closest to beating the U.S. squad, but fell 6-3. B.C. scored the most goals against the U.S.--four--but gave...
...poll of last year's dancers revealed that they danced in order to raise money for charity and not out of house loyalty. For this reason, Halliday said, the organizers decided that they would not lose participants by giving money to only a few House charities...
Each now blames the other for an argument that started during that conversation. Kohler said he decided to break off the negotiations because Joyce "kept losing her temper" during their discussion. "Maybe she did have a right, but I just thought we'll drop it," Kohler said. "Usually people don't lose their temper when they're trying to negotiate...
...historians as diverse as, say, Daniel Boorstin and Barbara Tuchman, the traditional practices of storytelling, political analysis and moral judgment are all flourishing. But if the fads of the new history continue to blight the academic scene, Himmelfarb argues, we will be threatened with a profound loss: "We will lose not only the unifying theme that has given coherence to history, not only the notable events, individuals, and institutions that have constituted our historical memory and our heritage . . . but also a conception of man as a rational, political animal...
Meanwhile, 13 Tiger guerrillas, including three of Prabakaran's most trusted lieutenants, committed suicide by swallowing cyanide following their capture by the Sri Lankan navy two weeks ago. According to a Sri Lankan official, the deaths made Prabakaran "lose control" of himself. In a series of terrorist attacks, mainly in the east, the Tigers killed 170 civilians belonging to the country's Sinhalese majority. In addition, 27 Sri Lankan soldiers and policemen died at the hands of the rebels...