Word: sticked
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Three minutes later, she flicked in another goal--a backhanded toss that eluded the stick of Crimson goalie Kelly Dermody--to put her team within three goals of the hosts...
This much was certain: under President Reagan the U.S. is determined to back words with symbolic displays of force, to carry a big stick as well as speak loudly. To be sure, the battle of Sidra will be, at most, a footnote in the annals of naval engagements. Trafalgar or Midway it was not. And the helicopters whirring toward the battle zone in Honduras were not transporting American troops. Even the symbolism was curiously muted by partial pretexts --about concern for freedom of the seas and Honduran sovereignty--that served to blur the true aims of the actions. Nevertheless...
...also remember the United States' dealings with the whole Middle East in recent history: support of the Shah of Iran; weak response to the Ayatullah Khomeini; condoning the Israeli invasion and subsequent slaughter in Lebanon; and recent big-stick bully tactics against a relatively impotent Libya...
...spurt included three Harvard goals in 25 seconds, two of them coming off the stick of freshman Brad Raymond in a 14-second span. Raymond finished with four tallies on the afternoon to lead all Crimson goal-scorers...
...polarize the debate and leave a confused public to believe that the choice is between reckless belligerency and naive isolationism. For Congress and the Administration alike, the challenge in the weeks ahead will be to shape a policy that balances diplomacy and force, and then, just as important, to stick...