Word: momentum
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...November Huckabee was drawing wide support from conservatives in Iowa, where nearly 4 in 10 G.O.P. caucus-goers are evangelical Christians. Sensing the momentum, Huckabee put out an ad in which he said, "Faith doesn't just influence me; it really defines me" while the words "Christian Leader" appeared on the screen over footage of the candidate. Soon evangelicals in Iowa, and even nationally, began to move toward Huckabee...
...races are mirrored in Nevada, where Clinton leads Obama by 8 points in a recent poll, while Giuliani holds a slight lead over Romney and Huckabee. "Now that it appears nothing will be settled after Iowa and New Hampshire, we could be seen as a tie-breaking momentum-builder," says Las Vegas Sun columnist Jon Ralston. "And the calendar changes give us 10 straight days of attention...
...Crimson turned it over, Lin came up with a steal and fed Housman for a fast-break basket. On the team’s next offensive possession, Housman drove and dished to junior forward Evan Harris for a lay-up and 52-49 lead.All the momentum seemed to be in Harvard’s favor when Lin swatted forward Eugene Spates’ shot out of bounds on the Huskies’ next trip up the floor. But Ojougboh took the inbounds pass and drove for a dunk, which would kick-start a 12-1 run for Northeastern that...
...always one of the things coaches talk about before the game,” said junior point guard Drew Housman, who led the team with five assists. “Turnovers were huge, and even the few ones we had [Northeastern] seemed to capitalize on and that gives them momentum. I think everyone made a concerted effort to focus on being strong with the ball...
...None of this puts the former New York mayor out of the running yet. But his wait-until-February strategy means Giuliani will have to live off the land longer than his rivals, and won't likely get the momentum bump that comes with a win for weeks. That situation is hardly, as Giuliani would say, "hopeless and dire." But combine it with all of the other issues Giuliani is facing, and it surely qualifies as adversity...