Word: skids
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...commander of destroyers early in World War II, says Ziegler, Mountbatten was popular but reckless: "If a destroyer could leave skid-marks, (H.M.S.) Kelly would have disfigured every sea in which she sailed." Even so, the author largely absolves Mountbatten of responsibility for the failure of the bloody 1942 raid on Dieppe, a sacrifice made inevitable by pushing and shoving between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. And Ziegler argues convincingly that Mountbatten's handling of the transfer of power in India in 1947 was a success, considering political realities there. He opposed the splitting off of Muslim Pakistan from...
That traditional protectiveness of the community can come to look something like class warfare. As skid rows overflow with the homeless, residents of nearby middle-class neighborhoods who feel threatened will often push back. Says one Yonkers woman: "Why can't they improve the quality of their lives without taking away from mine...
...finest performance of the year, the Crimson halted a three-game skid by pummelling Cornell, 77-64, before 500 of the faithful at Briggs Athletic Center...
...angry customers. Nebraska farmers have taken to wearing black armbands to protest foreclosures. Bankers have also become the target of a bitter joke making the rounds in the Midwest: "Question: What's the difference between a dead skunk on the road and a dead loan officer? Answer: There are skid marks by the skunk." That kind of talk deeply offends the bankers, who in many cases grew up with and went to school with their customers...
...wasn't that long ago that the Crimson was mired in a 14-game losing streak away from Briggs Cage But on the heels of that skid--which ended last season with a 79-71 victory at Columbia--Harvard has put together a seven-game winning streak on the road...