Word: losing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...wasn't exactly Ollie North challenging Abu Nidal mano-a-mano. But however Frank might fare against Biden braino-a-braino, he'd be hard pressed to lose a veracity contest to the senator. All of Biden's claims were false. "I exaggerate when I'm angry," he said by way of explanation. Similarly, his aides tried to explain away his appropriation of Kinnock's speech and ancestry by saying that he had gone on "automatic pilot...
Beth Israel, one of Harvard's affiliated hospitals, is expected to lose $10 million if the cap were implemented, according to the hospital's spokesman Marsha Zabarsky...
...consideration next month, even if a majority of the committee ends up opposing Bork. If, however, Bork is given an unfavorable report, Biden says, "I would hope the President would withdraw the nomination and send up another name. If Bork cannot convince the committee, then he probably would lose a vote on the floor as well." Given the stakes involved, Reagan is sure to ignore such advice, especially if the committee vote is close. The full Senate now seems about evenly split on the issue, with 30 or so Senators genuinely undecided...
...dissident recalls a late-night knock at the door. A mild-looking young official stood outside with a request: "We want you to come and do three months of military service." "If I do," said the dissenter, "I will lose my job." "No problem," said the recruiter. "We will take care of you." The uninvited visitor ultimately agreed to go away, indicating that some free choice still exists in Cuba. But that the summons can come at all shows just how fragile that freedom remains...
...always dreamed of: a high-minded dialogue with the voters, devoid of ritual handshakes, insincere smiles and meddlesome aides. As he moves from disgrace toward dignity, Hart may come to relish the joy of speaking his mind with the perfect freedom of a man who has nothing left to lose...