Word: upsetness
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...that Abdullah's critics aren't trying. Yes, farmer's incomes have increased, they say, but so has the cost of living, particularly in urban areas. Furthermore, a U.S. recession could upset Malaysia's export-led economy. Meanwhile, the Chinese and Indian populations are speaking out against a national affirmative-action plan that favors Malays in everything from education to government contracts. Indians, who are Malaysia's poorest ethnicity, are so frustrated that they have marched by the thousands in Kuala Lumpur in recent months. "We respected [the National Front] for a long time, but they haven't helped...
...five with 42 seconds to play, the Crimson turned the ball over twice and gave up three buckets to fall just short of its upset bid on the Ancient Eight leader...
...what was a keenly contested period. Rollins scored six points and freshman Christine Matera added five to help Harvard take a 36-30 lead at half time.Having lost by a solitary point against the Crimson in February, the Quakers returned for the second half harboring belief in an upset. However, any notion of a Penn victory was rapidly dispelled by an early Harvard onslaught.The Crimson surged into an 18-1 run and a 54-31 lead six minutes into the half.“We made great game adjustments in the second half, so I was pretty pleased...
...losses, O’Donnell played the most competitive match of the day, a five set, back-and-forth battle, but ultimately fell 9-2, 7-9, 9-7, 5-9, 9-5. “Trinity is such a good team this year, but we were still upset,” O’Donnell said. “We knew we had to go back out there and show the other teams and keep our pride.” —Staff writer Barrett P. Kenny can be reached at bpkenny@fas.harvard.edu...
...religious parties, which took 11.3% of the popular vote in the last ballot in 2002, have gone from 56 out of 272 elected seats in the National Assembly to just five, according to unofficial results; they were hurt by a partial boycott of the polls by Islamist candidates upset with Musharraf over the Red Mosque siege and his pro-U.S. stance, plus public perceptions, ironically, that those who did run were the President's men. The struggle against the forces of extremism will be long and hard, however. Because of the country's history and personality, it would...