Word: setbacks
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...amazing growth stories in Asia's economic miracle, South Korea's is probably the most miraculous. In a mere generation, the country transformed itself from an impoverished backwater living on American aid to a globally competitive manufacturer of microchips, cars and flat-screen TVs. Any setback to that progress is taken with grave seriousness. During the 1997 crisis, office workers, too ashamed to tell their families they had lost their jobs, donned business suits each morning only to hide out in the mountainside parks around Seoul. Middle-aged women turned over their gold jewelry to the government in a futile...
...September this year, the burger shop suffered a major setback...
...game with an injury. The team desperately needed an offensive presence to replace Sheeleigh, who leads the team in goals and is second in points. It was up to Hagner to fill this role, and she did not disappoint. Though Sheeleigh’s injury was a major setback, the Crimson attack had enough firepower to go on without her. “We have a very versatile offense,” Hagner said. “We can get crosses off, dribble at them...We have a lot of tricks up our sleeve.” Hagner...
...that every student is wildly ambitious, but any display of ambition is seen as gauche. After three years of this, an overt bid for status—even an outrageous one—seemed kind of sweet. And these boys were so young. Have you ever experienced a devastating setback? I asked Chris. Last year, he said, he had only made it into the top ten nationwide for speech and debate. He would never be national high school champion. I blinked, and once again felt old. The way Chris told the story of his high school years, it sounded like...
...After splitting a pair of games against MIT and Connecticut College on Saturday, the Crimson (5-12, 3-5 CWPA) started strong against Fordham yesterday afternoon, yet was not able to overcome multiple missed opportunities and an opportunistic Rams offense in a close defeat in the fifth-place game.The setback on Saturday morning meant this weekend was the end of the collegiate era for Harvard’s two co-captains, goalie Jay Connolly and utility man David Tune. The two suited up for the Crimson for the final time on Sunday afternoon.“It was great...