Word: upset
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Thatcher to the royal box. McEnroe looked up and thought to himself that Thatcher's presence was appropriate: "Two conservative guys playing." He won their semifinal in three straight and serene sets. Subsequently, the improbable Lewis beat Curren in a thrilling five-setter and gave thought to an upset of McEnroe...
...upset of Evert Lloyd had given King so much hope (and Wimbledon so much hope for her) that from the moment she was dismantled by Jaeger in the semifinals, 6-1, 6-1, the tournament became subdued. Several days before, King said breezily of Jaeger, "She looks so young, but she seems so old." Not unkindly, the reverse may be said of King, whose battle scars start at the knees. She retired once, for a year, after whining her sixth Wimbledon singles championship in 1975 (she has collected 20 Wimbledon titles in all) and stepped away again momentarily...
...prominent horse breeder manifestly upset by the inquiries is Anita Madden, a legendary partygiver. When WKYT-TV broadcast a report in April on the investigation involving Lambert, Madden picketed the station. In May, WKYT announced that it was abolishing its investigative-reporter franchise...
...appearance marked the first time that a Washington-based official had explained U.S. policies on Soviet television since former President Richard Nixon addressed the Soviet nation in 1974. It was a small victory for the Reagan Administration, which has become increasingly upset about the access that Soviet officials have to U.S. television. Last month, after Pravda rejected an article by U.S. Ambassador to Moscow Arthur Hartman, the State Department decided to apply direct pressure by denying the Soviet Central Committee's U.S. expert, Georgi Arbatov, permission to speak to the American press during a visit to the U.S. Said...
...three days, eight candidates for leadership of Canada's Progressive Conservative Party pressed the flesh and corralled supporters in Ottawa's cavernous Civic Center. Most party insiders were predicting a victory for former Prime Minister Joe Clark. But by late afternoon, rumors of an upset were rife. Sure enough, after balloting stretched into Saturday night, the weary conventioneers finally rejected Clark in favor of Brian Mulroney, 44, a Quebec lawyer and business executive long active in party affairs. Mulroney has never run for office, but he will lead the Tories against the ruling Liberal Party in national elections...