Word: momentum
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...played through what many would say was a sloppy game,” Lau added. “They had a lot of confidence, but it’s good for our confidence now that we can play with this kind of team. It’ll be good momentum for us—we have a lot of games coming up.”Friday’s showing testified not only to the team’s ability to compete overall, but also to the steady progress of Leone’s freshmen in only their third game...
...succumbed to the Beach, 25-17.The Crimson managed to keep up with the 49ers at the beginning of the second frame, but Long Beach quickly pulled away for a 25-11 victory.Sounding the final death knell for Harvard, Long Beach State hit .429 in the final set, giving it the momentum to hand the Crimson a 25-8 loss.HARVARD 3, CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE 1Starting off strong, the Crimson knocked out back-to-back victories in the first two sets (25-21, 25-23) against the Blue Devils. And although CCSU fought back for a 25-23 win in the third frame...
CAMPAIGN SCORECARD [This article contains a table. Please see hardcopy of magazine.] ROUND 1 2 3 4 ISSUE Momentum Party Unity Enthusiasm Money ACTION National and key-state polls show the selection of Sarah Palin and a post--St. Paul bounce gave John McCain a turbocharge (and squelched any positive thrust the Democrats might have had after Denver). Barack Obama seems thrown off by his change in fortune, and Democrats have not been able so far to curb the Republicans' forward motion. Thanks to deft handling of Hurricane Gustav, finessing of the popular-with-the-base/unpopular-with-the-nation President Bush...
...Soccer is a sport where it’s all about momentum and we had two early chances that we usually finish and we didn’t,” Sager said. “I think had we put those two away we might have had a different game...
...Chrysler loan guarantees in 1980). But a combination of the economic slowdown and Presidential campaign politics, as well as the precedent of the federal bailout of Wall Street's banks, have helped jump-start Detroit's campaign for loan guarantees. "We think we have some real momentum," says one General Motor official, who has been close to the quiet campaign for federal aid. "Times have changed...