Word: moment
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...feel very sorry for Pennsylvania. For those first five weeks, the Quakers waltzed undefeated. Then Harvard and Yale romped on successive Saturdays, and Philadelphia is as dull as always. Columbia had its moment of glory, beating Cornell, but this week will not feature the Lion's roar. Penn 25, Columbia...
...other matters of de-escalating the war we could make progress on if they did not arrive." That was true enough. But it was also true that the delay in the start of Phase II of the talks- which could lead to a formal cease-fire -had for the moment robbed the U.S. of its diplomatic momentum...
...President leaned on his elbow and kneaded his face. Then he shot a vital question at Abrams: "Has it reached the point where we could reduce the bombing without causing casualties?" Abrams looked squarely at the President, his jaw firm. "Yes sir," he said. If there was any single moment when Johnson finally decided to gamble on a bombing halt, that probably was it. Shortly thereafter, he put in motion the orders to ground the planes...
...genuineness of inspiration that has nothing to do with techniques. As Wittkower observes, the finished fresco had to be made solid and impressive with all its forms and symbols differentiated and understandable. Patrons expected such qualities. But in the preliminary sketch, the artist was working for the moment-and thus shares with the viewer the freshness and spontaneity of his initial vision...
Yale head coach Carmen Cozza was most pleased about his defensive line's play against Penn and the offensive opportunism of quarterback Dowling. Dowling ran two superb option plays, one for 40 yards and another for 15 and a touchdown, as he lateraled to Hill at the last moment on both...