Word: upset
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Henry Hyde (R-III.), who has led the anti-abortion fight in the House for years, said, "I couldn't characterize it any other way than as a defeat for the unborn. I was surprised, upset and disappointed...
...Flight 1 final, hard-hitting North Carolina freshman Cinda Gurney prevailed over Trinity junior Alison Fleming, 6-0, 3-6, 6-1, overcoming not only her opponent, but a shaky serving day as well. Gurney upset the number-one seed, Trinity's Katrina Crawford, 6-3, 6-3, in the quarterfinals, and Fleming topped second-seeded Diana Gardner from Princeton, 7-5,6-3, in the semifinals...
...Crimson duo of sophomore Kim Cooper and junior Amy deLone reached the semifinals of the Flight 1 doubles competition, before falling to UNC's Valerie Farmer and Alisha Portnoy, 6-4, 6-1. Farmer and Portnoy upset the top-seeded Tiger team of Lauren Fortgang and Gardner in the first round...
...Keeping their jobs is their No. 1 priority," says Sinclair Choy, a marine engineer from Hong Kong, who in partnership with a coastal town on the mainland runs a fishing boat-repair business. "Order, stability, calm," says Choy. "That's what these Chinese officials want. Anything that threatens to upset the applecart sets them...
...where he hopes finally to convince his Chinese partners that the incentive system should be introduced at their business. "Everyone is paid the same at our place, even though many are willing to work harder for more money," says Choy. "But my Chinese government partners don't want to upset those who are lazy by allocating bonuses according to merit. They have their own version of the iron rice bowl, and they don't care if incentives will result in greater productivity and more profit. To a businessman their attitude is insane. But they are happy if they turn just...