Word: touche
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...last moment, Cabrera invokes Human Rights, assuming the voice of a mother wailing for a son left to die without medical attention in prison. But he does not assemble a moral argument; he is not even a Cuban Solzhenitsyn. He is a self-exiled superfluous man, out of touch with his society, venting his alienation in a very powerful book...
...numbers six and eight, Mark Panarese and Scott Mead split their matches to give Harvard a 3-1 lead after the first round. Panarese had won the first two games by identical 15-7 margins, but Penn freshman Pat Murray found his touch in time to sweep the final three games and give the Quakers some momentary hope, for while Murray was taking charge in his match, Penn's Chris Rice was leading Mead 2-1 at the break. Then Barnaby entered the picture...
...relentless push to increase exports of U.S.-made weapons. U.S. military-assistance groups are constantly touting the benefits of American arms in almost every non-Communist country where the U.S. has an embassy. Once military officers determine that a foreign government is interested, they will put it in touch with U.S. companies that can supply the weapons required, and try to help clinch a deal...
...officiating proved to be a problem in the foil competition as well when nationally-ranked Crimson captain Phillippe Bennett lost a tight one to the Quakers' Eric Wolfson on a touch decision that Marian said the ref made "much too fast...
...best media critic in the country, he is seriously committed to social change, and is an important critic of society as well. His articles on the business community fill a gap that has been the greatest flaw in American journalism for year. But all with a light touch--when he tells us that California oil and banking interests have traded in Ford for Reagan, and gives convincing evidence for his claim, he titles his revelation "Bozo Must...