Word: underdog
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...contrast to relativists, individualists unabashedly promote the view that an vigorous, independent, non-conformist, and critical life is better than a lazy, dependent, conformist, and settled one. And in response to those who complain of Eurocentrism, phallocentrism and marginalization in general, the individualistic view sees the position of the underdog--within reasonable limits--as the better (i.e. more challenging) place...
...Wednesday's vote in Congress. If NAFTA dies, new members will be attracted by success, moving on to new issues, such as term limits and Clinton's health plan, or re-visiting the deficit. If NAFTA triumphs, Perot's following, which has always thrived on his outsider and underdog status, should be energized. And the two most important ingredients in the group's success will stay constant: Perot's money and an antiestablishment mood built up during the recession...
Brown is a veteran, balanced club that only lost once in league play last year, in overtime to a fired-up underdog Penn squad. But the Bears are hardly invincible (their last four victories were by less than five points), especially if taken out of their methodical, half-court offense. They will be challenged by a group that features Harvard, Yale, Princeton, andPenn...
Once Harvard broke the 30-point barrier in Saturday's game in Hanover, the Crimson was no longer statistically the underdog of the game...
Anspaugh and Pizzo aim low, seeking to sucker the part in all of us that wants the underdog to overcome great odds to win--and they succeed. By the end of the movie, when Rudy's teammates carry him off the field, there were cheers of approval from the audience, and more than a few people around me were sniffling back tears...