Word: upset
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Veritas it told, it's the sign of a good team that wins even when it doesn't play Veriwell. So the Crimson's five-goal second-half effort in the face of what would have been a major upset left the Harvard squad confident that it's capable of winning--no matter the circumstances...
...surprise," Pike said of the stunning Tiger upset. "It shouldn't have been...
...debate of the Democratic campaign. At stake was this week's New York primary, with its 252 delegates and high media profile. Hart, buoyed by a solid 53%-to-29% victory in Connecticut last week, hoped to re-establish himself as the man to beat with an upset win. Mondale could not afford to lose a state so heavily stocked with his favorite constituencies: union households (36% of the registered Democrats expected to vote), Jews (33%) and the elderly (20% of New York Democrats are over 60). With 200 spectators and 15 million TV viewers looking on, Moderator...
Clearly the letters are intended strictly for club members--and it's obvious why. But the newsletter did accidentally find its way into the mailbox of a female Kirkland House resident, who was upset enough to bring the matter up with the House Master, who in turn, mentioned the issue to Dean of Students Archie C. Epps...
More recently, King Hussein has been upset by the efforts of Congress to move the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. He was angered by the public debate in the U.S. over the proposed sale of the Stinger missiles to Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Two weeks ago, when President Reagan explained to a United Jewish Appeal audience in Washington why he believed such a sale was necessary, Hussein blew up. What many Americans saw as a bold step by Reagan in an election year seemed humiliating to Hussein. At this point, as the King told TIME editors...