Word: rivalling
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Eastern Establishment, whose members are associated with Wall Street and country clubs; their views tend to be more sympathetic to Big Business, internationalism and political pragmatism. The bitterness peaked at the 1964 G.O.P. convention, when the conservative followers of Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater tried to shout down his moderate rival, New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, with a torrent of jeers and personal insults...
...priorities did not earn admiration, there was at least irony in the boos. Criticized by some for grandstanding too smoothly in order to build his public image, he was being ragged now for his insufficient pursuit of glory. "I understand why he didn't jump," said Rival Larry Myricks, no friend of Lewis', adding, however, that in the same situation he would have tried. Said Lewis later: "I was booed because they wanted to see more of Carl Lewis. In a way it kind of flattered...
...running repartee beforehand, Hingsen said Thompson's braggadocio made him think of Muhammad AH; Thompson called his rival "Hollywood Hingsen" because of his Burt Reynolds mustache and his perpetual golden tan. Hingsen predicted he would win the gold. Thompson replied, "There are only two ways he is going to bring a gold medal home; he'll have to steal mine or win another event." Thompson has added an eleventh event to the decathlon: clowning around. He came to one press conference sporting a floppy hat, then doffed it, revealing his head swathed in bandages. "All this talk...
...their way to winning big in freestyle wrestling, the U.S. athletes grappled as much with controversy as they did with rival matmen. The 180-lb. contender Mark Schultz lost an early match because he used an illegal armlock that broke a Turkish opponent's elbow. Capping it all, a letter from a top U.S. wrestling official was sent to Coach Dan Gable asking him to resign once the Olympics are over. Reason: Gable, a gold medalist in the 1972 Games, had taken sides with one of two wrestlers in a court dispute over which athlete had legally made...
...concerns some people. Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker has said bluntly, "We don't want Sears, Roebuck in the banking business." He believes that nonbanks like Sears would have an advantage over a federally controlled bank or savings and loan. Bankers are worried about the power of a rival that has won such deep consumer loyalty. Outgoing Citicorp Chairman Walter Wriston has long complained that while Sears is free to enter his business, Citicorp is restricted by a mass of state and federal regulations...