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...Bulldogs made a valiant comeback attempt in the third quarter behind junior quarterback Joe Walland's 179-yard, one-touchdown passing performance, but came up short against the tough Penn defense...

Author: By Richard A. Perez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: IVY LEAGUE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP | 11/4/1998 | See Source »

Padres fans expressed disappointment at their team's poor showing despite its valiant effort...

Author: By Anna M. Harrington, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Yankees' World Series Sweep Generates Cheers, Jeers | 10/23/1998 | See Source »

Jain also played a valiant match, taking Saranga Sangakkara, ranked No. 57 nationally, to three sets, although she eventually fell...

Author: By Nicholas D. Zeitlin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: W. Tennis Falters at ECACs | 10/20/1998 | See Source »

...This pendulum swing back from meta-gazing helps to explain the success of the gooey, sunset-flooded Titanic and its Celine Dion title song. Of course, we're not returning to the El-Cid era of filmmaking in which we're expected to throw our hearts immediately into the valiant Charleston Heston's 11th-century siege of Valencia. Titanic, at least, puts the story in the memory of Rose DeWitt Bukater, justifying any sentimental outrage by framing it in her memory. I admit that even I bought into the lavish beauty of it all--if only for three hours...

Author: By Jia-rui Chong, | Title: It's a Meta, Meta World | 10/19/1998 | See Source »

...billion markdown is small change compared with the devastation that the Russian collapse inflicted on central banks and stock markets in other countries, even those seemingly out of harm's way. Venezuelans stumbled through a valiant, painful defense of their bond market, Brazilians scrambled to save their currency, and Americans watched a nervous stock market plummet, pause and plummet again. Russia's slide was a reminder that every investment is at heart a bet on the future. Last week the future looked awful...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Price Of Failure | 9/7/1998 | See Source »

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