Word: upsetting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Finally, James' one-man show nearly upset Ivy League frontrunner Dartmouth. Tuesday, the Crimson extended the Big Green into double overtime before finally succumbing...
...Planning Board may be waiting for this state agency to make a final decision on the developers' obligations, said Gifford. She charged that the Board wants the fiscal benefits of development for the city, but does not want to take responsibility for projects that upset neighborhood activists...
...Students have always provided enthusiasm and excitement," says Ariela J. Gross '87, national student coordinator for the Michael S. Dukakis For President campaign. More importantly, in small states like New Hampshire student volunteers can reach enough registered voters to make the difference between and upset victory and a suprising defeat, workers say. An early win New Hampshire or elsewhere, can build momentum for a presidential race, while a poor showing can kill a candidate's hopes at the beginning of a campaign...
...wears the number 17 and beat the Vikings on January 17, 17-10. But his has not been a lucky career. In Williams' first full season as the Bucs' starter in 1979, he lifted the league's most woeful team to a 10-6 record and a playoff upset over Philadelphia. Still, he was ridiculed as a rocket launcher without temper or touch who "could overthrow the Ayatullah...
Stepping on Bush's lines. When Bush's aides saw the education section in early drafts of Reagan's State of the Union address, they were upset. Not because the Vice President disagreed with the words -- just the opposite. Many of the ideas, such as directing resources toward basic skills and lowering dropout rates, are ones that Bush has been pushing (to little notice) on the campaign trail. The Bush people could not persuade the White House to leave the topic to them. One of Bush's aides said of Reagan's newest education initiative, "We're going...