Word: upset
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...pages. Impatient with the Western tendency to defer to the heightened sensitivities of South Asian leaders and thereby pull their critical punches, Myrdal tells it like he sees it. Many of his conclusions will not only depress Westerners concerned about the area's future, but will certainly upset many Asians...
...Quick Way. The value of the dollar, as the key currency of international trade and investment, is pegged to that of gold. But most non-Communist currencies are measured against the value of the dollar. Thus any change in the dollar price for bullion would upset the value of every other currency, risking global monetary chaos. Still, if the U.S. fails to stanch its decade-long balance of payments hemorrhage, sooner or later it will own too little gold to defend the $35-an-oz. price...
Cornell's star goalie, Ken Dryden, earned MVP honors for the tournament by turning back 28 Boston College shots. The Ithacans' record now stands at 26 wins against only one loss, a December upset by Brown...
North Carolina St. put on a freeze, holding the ball for 13 and a half minutes at a time, to upset sixth-ranked Duke, 12-10 in the semi-finals of the Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball Tournament last night. Duke led 4-2 at the half...
Miss Kivisild, whose election was described by The Tech as an "upset," campaigned on a platform demanding the ouster of the "closed group of the chosen few" who had formerly dominated student government. She said she objected to a government "designed to give those with a political bent practice for their future career...