Word: triumph
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...Philip Handler, president of the National Academy of Sciences, who revealed the research at the Senate hearings, called the achievement "a scientific triumph of the first order." Indeed...
...deep in trouble, but a new boss and a turn toward moderation by its fractious workers are strengthening its chances to stay in business. When the Labor government reluctantly agreed to take over nearly bankrupt British Leyland Motor Corp. in 1975, it publicly warned the maker of Jaguar, Morris, Triumph and Rover cars that it would not throw good money after bad. The price of government cash for new-car development and badly overdue plant modernization was to be an end to the constant bickering that has pitted unions against management and against each other. For two years, the warning...
This compelling couplet is a eulogy to Arthur James Cumnock, who captained and coached the Harvard football eleven that defeated Yale in 1890. It was a supreme gridiron effort, as the Elis had triumphed in every game from 1876 to 1889 and the Yale squad that year included immortals W.W. "Pudge" Heffelfinger and Lee McClung. In commemoration of Comnock's triumph, a plaque was erected in his honor on Soldiers Field -- hence Comnock Fields...
COLUMBIA at CORNELL--When two teams this bad play, anybody, from Harvard to Penn, could win. I'll pick Columbia, so Cornell will probably triumph. Columbia 31, Cornell...
Unfortunately, such scenes come in spurts and are essentially Vaughn's personal triumph. In many ways, the one-time Man from UNCLE's talents save the show. His excellent performance captures the essence of Roosevelt's personality, the charismatic aura that captivated the hearts of millions of voters, the oratorical wizardry that soothed the fears of millions of unemployed workers, and the self-assured jocundity that enlivened the days of the few who knew him well. Still, Vaughn cannot escape the script's fatal flaws, only make them less noticeable...