Word: finalize
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...afternoon of May 24, 1980, one could fairly describe the 14,995 frenzied supporters of the New York Islanders in Nietszchean terms. The Islanders, seeking their first National Hockey League Championship ever, led the Philadelphia Flyers by three games to two in their best-of-seven final series. After two periods, final triumph seemed assured: the Islanders were ahead, 4-2, and the beer-soaked corridors reverberated with chants of "We Want...
...friend was silent, and a strange glint came into his eyes. "You're right," he said finally. It had happened before. In 1979, the Islanders had won the regular season title, edging out Montreal on the final night--only to be cut to pieces, horrified but in a daze, sleepwalking over a cliff, as they fell to the suddenly chic Manhattan Rangers. In 1975, 1976, 1977, hopes were raised, then vanquished...
According to reports in Ankara, the armed forces commanders had been watching the growing crisis with great concern and finally made their move in an act of near desperation. They had been particularly worried about the poor performance of the police in combatting the terrorists and by the rising menace of Turkish Communist militants. They were also concerned about increasing signs of Islamic fanaticism; a rally in Konya earlier this month that attracted 70,000 people struck them as a threat to Atatürk's concept of a secular society, which the Turkish military is pledged under...
...need for privacy, an explanation of his motives for making the solemnly metaphysical Interiors, and a cardiogram showing the latest murmurs of his heart. As a lover and friend, he can never quite satisfy his women. As a film maker, he can shower them with cinematic gifts: a final close-up for Rampling, a final kiss for Barrault, the film's final shot in which he retrieves Harper's sunglasses. He can control their destinies and make them happy...
...grizzly, anything-to-win image, that came into question when he suspended Joe Namath, his most famous player, for breaking training rules in 1963. Neither man will reveal the details of the infraction, but whatever its cause, the coach benched his star quarterback before the final regular-season game against Miami and extended the banishment to include the Sugar Bowl. "I don't guess anybody would think much of what Joe did nowadays, including myself," Bryant says. "But he was supposed to be a leader, so he had to live by the rules. It was the hardest thing...