Word: momentum
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Capitol Hill to do battle. Acknowledging that brutal struggles lie ahead, Bradley, a former New York Knicks basketball star, warned, "Unlike many games I have played in, there are five periods. We've only finished the third." But even former skeptics were saying that reform now has the momentum. "Two weeks ago, tax reform was hanging by a thread," said Dole. "Now it's sewn...
Harvard's dynamic doubles duo of Smith and Vigna defeated Shane and Shute in the first set, 6-4. Shane and Shute turned things around in the second with a 6-2 victory, but were unable to carry the momentum over into the third. Smith and Vigna blanked Princeton in the third...
...race provided the Black and White with a large boost of momentum, as the squad prepares to face the nationally top-ranked Wisconsin Badgers at Easterns in two weeks...
Shultz described the Dobrynin talks as "very substantive and constructive." His aides felt the Soviet visitor had taken the right steps toward restoring some of the momentum that has been lost since Geneva. On the other hand, U.S. officials regard the present diplomatic process as fragile. Apart from the question of whether progress on vital issues is really possible, there is the fact that the U.S. must decide shortly on whether to continue to abide by the restraints on nuclear arsenals imposed by the unratified SALT II agreement. A new Trident submarine, equipped with 24 ballistic missiles, is scheduled...
...were clear as she moved her torso in and out of body waves with ease, balanced in arabesque without flinching, and seemed to lengthen her arms every time she lifted them. In addition, Manning used the famous white skirt with ruffled edges to her advantage--charging her figure with momentum as she maneuvered rapid figure-eight turns in the last few minutes...