Word: nervously
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Lundberg was particularly pleased with Saturday's results, saying, "I was pretty nervous coming into the meet and wasn't sure what to expect. I'm really happy with the way things turned out." He acknowledged that college swimming, because of the team concept, is "based a lot more on psyche" than AAU competition...
Tremors of foreboding spread through money markets from Tokyo to Bahrain. The dollar plunged steeply on initial reports that Iran would withdraw its deposits from U.S. banks, then rebounded in nervous surprise at the news that Washington was freezing the assets before they could be withdrawn. When rumors circulated in Europe and New York that Iran would counteract the move by refusing to accept dollars as payment for its oil delivered to any nation, the U.S. currency began to gyrate all over again. Brokers and traders passed the week wearing looks of astonishment at what might come next...
...they only knew the whole truth, American taxpayers would have nervous breakdowns...
When the speech was over, a reporter quickly probed one of Kennedy's vulnerabilities. To scattered boos from the crowd, he asked whether Kennedy's separated wife Joan would participate in his campaign. Smiling broadly, Kennedy turned to Joan, who appeared nervous and replied in a quavering voice, "The answer is that I look forward to campaigning for my husband." Ted led the applause for his wife, and behind them their twelve-year-old son Patrick brushed tears from his eyes...
Dixon said he, like the rest of the team, was a little nervous at first, but said he geared up to play his usual game in the second half. It showed...