Word: lost
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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From the East came sounds of persistent pounding at Nixon's delegate support. Some of his staffers admitted that their man had lost about 50 delegate votes in the past few weeks. They still believe, however, that he will get at least 700 on the first ballot, 33 more than needed for nomination. North Carolina, once counted as solid for Nixon, went soft, may go for a favorite son. In the Midwest, there were signs of a slight shift toward Nelson Rockefeller. In the South, Ronald Reagan was having a visible effect...
...radio network and theater chain at $74.25 per share was made July 1 when they traded for $58.88. The bundle would have amounted to 39% of outstanding stock and would have presumably led to a shake-up of management and operations of the company, whose TV network lost $17 million last year. ABC management fought the takeover bid, asking for a court injunction and a hearing by the Federal Communications Commission...
...form of directed verdict, called a demurrer to the evidence, was in vogue. Before presenting his own evidence, a defendant could move that the plaintiff had failed to make a case. In some jurisdictions, it was a dangerous gamble. If the judge disagreed, the trial was over: the defendant lost without telling his story. Such a harsh penalty has now largely died...
...lost with intelligence, sincerity, style, imagination and enormous diligence in Wyoming, Monte Carlo, London, Australia and Hyderabad. His projects included cattle raising, real estate, mining, political advocacy, and remunerative marriage, as well as occasional casino gambling. Frequently the odds against losing seemed insuperable, but Frewen always beat the odds...
...through what seems to have been a sizable inheritance. He decided to gamble himself back to affluence, did well for a while, and then grandly staked all his winnings on a two-horse race, having made up his mind to recoup his fortune in the U.S. if he lost. Later he wrote: "The dear, handsome little horse ran most gamely, but in the last hundred yards tired under the weight and just failed to get home. So America was under the lee, and I felt quite excited and bucked...