Word: slips
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Twice, the Crimson jumped to big leads in its ECAC Quarterfinal contest against RPI. Twice, Harvard let those leads slip away...
Back in his office, Dukakis prepared for his victorious return to New Hampshire. He started to criticize one of his opponents, Al Gore, but caught himself before saying too much. He rarely lets slip remarks that might make him politically vulnerable. The effect of his 1978 defeat, Dukakis said, could not be overestimated. "I listen better now," he said. "I'm a better person...
...every twist and nuance in the poll results. As for the Olympics, world-class competitions in skiing and skating take place even in years not divisible by four -- and are ignored by 98% of the U.S. audience. But with blanket TV coverage for 16 days in Calgary, a tiny slip on the ice suddenly becomes the stuff of national exhilaration or despair...
...attempt to share a mike with the blind musician. He bends over Stevie's piano bench, dodges the waves of his unknowing head, looks exasperated and finally gives up. The one close-up on Stevie himself captures him as he accidentally knocks his dark glasses off and fumbles to slip them back...
...Princeton certainly isn't going to win the NCAA tournament. The Tigers won't even make it unless they slip past Cornell and Dartmouth to win the Ivy League...