Word: momentum
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...financial contributions from the U.S. But now that may be changing. Under increasing pressure from families of the prisoners and the Roman Catholic Church-combined with the refusal of Britain's government to grant the prisoners "political" status-the hunger strikers' campaign seems to be losing its momentum...
...second, less palatable scenario, the Foundation starts strongly but loses momentum as it becomes clear that white students don't want to use the Foundation's resources to learn more about minorities and that Third World students think their time is better spent in political mobilization or in the libraries. The Foundation doesn't grow, but impatience does. Its funding is withdrawn after a few years, and the president of Harvard makes a regrettable statement calling the Foundation a noble, but unsuccessful, venture...
...early topping of the Campaign's financial half-way mark a few months ago coincided with the disheartening news that tax cuts could well curtain the flow of free money to University coffers. So now the future of the Campaign boils down to questions of momentum versus questions of economic disincentives. Everything depends on which phenomenon supercedes the other...
...here, fund drive officials say, is where the momentum factor comes in. Because Harvard is currently conducting a special appeal for funds, it may use its elaborate solicitation mechanism, which includes 4000 alumni volunteers, to convince the other 53,000 Harvard graduates that, contrary to popular belief, they can still afford part of an endowed chair. This fall, for example, when solicitation efforts will be targeted on New York and other mid-Atlantic states, the standard pleas will be augmented by a brief explanation of the development office's internal study of the new tax law. "They'll throw...
...looking for early momentum, he won't be able to look to any regulars at the still positions. But the Dartmouth establishment seems sold on the replacements for the graduated passing combinations of Jeff Kemp and Dave Shula. Rick Stafford--who looked very impressive in last season's finale against Princeton--will get the nod 'at QB. He'll be gunning the ball to Shawn Teevens, a starting wide receiver last year and to any combination of John Idzik, Ray Murphy and John Okeniczik. As directed by Yukica's multiple I to a trio of backs--Shawn Maher, Dennis Ruck...