Word: momentum
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...cycle. Still, despite months of electoral-calendar one-upmanship, the Hawkeye State held onto its status as the nation's first presidential matchup by moving its caucuses from Jan. 14 to Jan. 3. The Iowa contests first achieved national prominence in 1972 and '76. Since then, they have provided momentum to many a trailing candidate while halting the progress of more than a few presumed front runners...
...momentum has been building for the Harvard men’s soccer program. Thanks to the past two remarkable seasons, during which the Crimson emerged and established itself as a national threat—and given that the team will be losing only two athletes to graduation before next season—Harvard looked to be in fine shape for next fall...
...Dress, Chen has retreated further than ever from day-to-day policing, and, perhaps inevitably, the novel's crime plot often gets enjoyably lost in a thicket of Chinese history, literature and food. Yet Qiu also adeptly follows the genre's conventions and, when Inspector Chen's investigation gains momentum, the mystery of the women in the red dresses predictably returns to a buried crime from the Cultural Revolution: the sins of the nation's past revisited upon the present. Already, Qiu says, he's at work on the next novel in the series, which will be set at least...
...intensity level for the rest of the game. Even on the bench, the Harvard players were jumping up and down, celebrating every basket made. “I admire the energy on the bench,” coach Delaney-Smith said. “Group energy can help swing momentum.” As usual, the Crimson got key contributions from juniors Emily Tay and Niki Finelli, who added 12 and 11 points, respectively. The performance of the starters was supplemented by extremely solid bench play. Every available Harvard player got some game time, and 11 different scorers helped...
...Harvard (4-8) has a chance to return to its old self over winter vacation, when it plays another set of non-conference games against Northeastern, Sacred Heart, and UC Irvine. Regaining momentum before starting play in the Ivy League will be crucial...