Word: momentum
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...this month, only 46% feel he is performing well. A Harris-ABC poll puts the approval figure at 43%, though it is up from 36% in March. The Iowa Poll, the most respected in the Midwest, indicates that Carter is in a "public opinion tailspin" that has been gaining momentum in recent months. Those giving him a favorable report plummeted from 80% a year ago to 45% this month, a drop that was exceeded only by Richard Nixon in his last year in office, during the Watergate scandal...
Tied 7-7 after a rather chippy first half, the Crimson got virtual game-lasting momentum in the form of a Faught one-on-one dodge goal with less than a minute gone in the third quarter...
...problem that ultimately spelled defeat for the Crimson, though, was that Northeastern would consistently place one position in front of the thinclads, providing just enough momentum for the slim victory...
From that point on, all the momentum shifted to New Hampshire's favor, and in the words of the Crimson mentor, "UNH went to town." Translate that to mean that the Wildcats pumped in four goals in the remaining minutes, putting the contest out of reach...
Over the course of the next several months, the group sought to maintain their momentum and refine their act. They changed their name to Sha Na Na--the background lyric to the song "Get a Job." They learned as many Oldies as they could. The choreography for their show became more elaborate and carefully thought out, complete with flexing and preening, with strutting and scowling, with Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry imitations. And their costumes came much closer to authentic 50's garb, even using D-Y Lubricating Cream to grease their hair back--"a vile substance used only...