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...unease about the ultimate objectives of the conflict. The conservative opposition backed him; the only sniping came from the far right, the Communists, and pacifists within his own Socialist Party. But as a member of the so-called Munich generation, which witnessed the West's failure in 1938 to nip Hitler's deadly ambitions in the bud, Mitterrand stood firmly against appeasement. Elysee Palace aides noticed a deep anger taking hold of him as he watched Saddam's cynical maneuvering, his wanton destruction and his contempt for human life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: France Fighting for The Same Cause | 3/11/1991 | See Source »

Simonds' tally, the first of two on the night, was able to nip any Bruin momentum in the bud. While two Brown defenders tied up Whyte, the puck slid through the crease untouched. Simonds came in from the right wing and blasted the loose puck into the back of the net from point-blank range...

Author: By Liz Resnick, | Title: Icewomen Upset Brown | 1/31/1991 | See Source »

...basketball coach had to watch his Trojans nip Harvard by only 27 points on December 28. For USC (only 7-1 at the time, only 8-1 after crushing Brooklyn College the next night), the victory was only its sixth in a row. And Raveling was furious...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Some Coaches Get No Breaks | 1/4/1991 | See Source »

Winkler rebounded to nip Dragomirescu, 7-6, inthe third and final set to notch the win and putthe Tigers a match from clinching a stake in theIvy title...

Author: By Daniel L. Jacobowitz, | Title: Tigers Knot Netwomen For Title With 6-3 Win | 5/9/1990 | See Source »

Perhaps if the staff had schlepped up to Potsdam, N.Y., to watch the hockey team lose twice in the North Country or spent their Thanksgiving vacations in Durham, N.C., watching Duke nip our men's basketball team by 76 points, they wouldn't brush off this year's athletic disappointments so cavalierly...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: Forget Chess, I Want My Hockey | 4/11/1990 | See Source »

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