Word: disheartening
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...ruling didn't seem to dishearten the Crimson, as the stickwomen continued attacking the Eli goal. Six minutes after Harvard's first near-score, left wing Jennifer White broke through the Yale defense at midfield White broke through the ball at fall speed for her one-on-one with Bulldog Sellers, and only a brilliant dive by the Eli goalie just inside the penalty circle stopped White's bid to end the scoring deadlock...
Rather than let Judge's loss dishearten them, the booters regrouped and finally began playing their brand of finesse soccer. The Eagles did put the ball in the net for the third time, but Harvard dominated the last ten minutes of play, and backup goalie, freshman Chris Lahey did an excellent...
...involvement, and in fact did so. What he refused to do was to doom to a bloody Communist tyranny millions who had relied upon us. He believed that abject failure would vindicate neo-isolationist trends at home. He was convinced that an America so weakened would dishearten allies and embolden adversaries. And he was proved right. The collapse in 1975 not only led to genocidal horrors in Indochina, but from Angola to Iran to Afghanistan it ushered in a period of American humiliation, an unprecedented Soviet geopolitical offensive and pervasive crisis...
...America's closest friends in the Muslim world, are alarmed at the prospect of reckless U.S. intervention in the Persian Gulf region. But Egypt's Anwar Sadat was quick to express concern for Jimmy Carter. Said the Egyptian leader: "It is hard luck, but it should not dishearten the Americans from taking more action to free the hostages." Jerusalem also sent words of sympathy and encouragement. Said Israeli Premier Menachem Begin: "It could happen to anybody. We have to join the sorrow of the President of the U.S. and the American people...