Word: losing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Happily faced with a no-lose situation, Byrd, who sponsored the bill along with Howard Metzenbaum of Ohio and Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts, repeatedly turned back Republican pleas for compromise. Once armed with the votes, they handily defeated an amendment that would have exempted layoffs, as opposed to outright plant closings, from the 60-day notification requirement...
This was the conclusion while watching the Red Sox lose again on Sunday, 4-1 to the Chicago White Sox, putting them 9 games behind the division-leading Detroit Tigers at the All-Star break. Facing a very mediocre Dave LaPoint, the Sox once again failed to provide their pitchers with any substantial offensive support...
Intangibles, such as injuries or proper leadership, win or lose division titles just as much as raw talent does. Unquestionably one of the most talented teams during the last several years, the Yankees have probably forfeited two pennants because of George Steinbrenner's tirades, threats or dismissals. A single team leader, such as a George Brett, Willie Stargell or Whitey Herzog, can still make the difference between a good ball club and a championship team...
...meltdown conversion, the U.S. was shaped by Protestant individualism. America has believed its national strength derives from separateness, from diversity. The glamour of the U.S. is the Easter promise: you can be born again in your lifetime. You can separate yourself from your past. You can get a divorce, lose weight, touch up your roots...
...Bush shouldn't look it that way. He didn't lose an albatross, he gained a running mate...