Word: shaken
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Then there was Francis, the goalie who had to replace a shaken-up John Devin in the second period and face the Olympic firing line. The team that would try to shove pucks down the throats of Russian goalies in February was now using Francis as a target. He had to defend the Harvard net from the lighting-quick attack. What a way to begin your Harvard career...
Alfonsin's intentions were as much political as economic. His government was shaken last month by the resounding defeat of his Radical Civic Union Party in midterm elections. The vote, which was viewed as a referendum on the administration's handling of the economy, left Alfonsin without a majority in Congress. After consultations with the opposition Peronist party, Alfonsin promised a 75% increase in the minimum wage, to $87 a month, even as he froze all other wages...
Steinbrenner could not wait that long, and Martin returned for a second term on July 18, 1979. The Yankees, shaken by the death of Thurman Munson, were 55-41 under Martin, finishing fourth, and he was fired...
WELL, THE toning down at last has arrived in the form of Tunnel of Love, an album too good to be true, too smooth to be Bruce, too rough not to be. It is likely to win back any old diehard devotees whose faith has been shaken in recent years and win over any remaining skeptics. It is very heartful, somewhat soulful and completely there. Which is to say, it's a self-aware album...
...jeering reached a climax as the candidate stepped to the podium to the theme from Rocky. Robertson briefly tried to fight the crowd by shouting, "People should have the right to be heard when they speak!" Shaken by his reception, he jettisoned his 18-page text and instead delivered 15 minutes of rushed rhetoric on family values...