Word: upset
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...hurts more deeply than any election defeat. We have to swallow it his time." So said Quebec Premier René Lévesque last week, standing on the same platform in Montreal's Paul Sauvé arena that he had used to declare the upset election victory of his Parti Québecois in 1976. Greeted by 5,000 cheering supporters, Lévesque (pronounced Leh-vek) seemed close to tears as he acknowledged that voters in Canada's largest, predominantly French-speaking province had turned him down by 59.5% to 40.5%. They had voted...
Still, it is easy to see why Italy's guardians of public morals are upset. The novel is a highly styled fictional essay that depicts the middle class as wallowing neurotically in money and flesh while young terrorists wait in the wings to put them out of their misery...
...maintained that Giscard was only following Charles de Gaulle's policy of trying to mediate between East and West. The focus of the summit was not disclosed in advance, but probable topics included NATO'S plans to deploy medium-range nuclear missiles in Western Europe, which have upset the Soviets, and the Warsaw Pact's year-old call for a European conference on detente and disarmament...
...there have been glimmers along the way: the 22-7 upset of Yale last November in The Game, a 1977 Beanpot Trophy, last fall's women's soccer title, the 1977 women's hoop Division II title, last year's men's hoop upset of Pennsylvania--those...
...home stretch, rushing away to a one-length victory over two California horses, Rumbo and Jaklin Klugman. The filly, carrying 5 Ibs. less than her male counterparts over the 1¼-mile Derby distance, was still running strongly at the wire, adding a convincing show of stamina to an upset victory that may well rank among the most remarkable in thoroughbred racing history. Genuine Risk won $250,550 for Owner Diana Firestone, and, as a 13-to-1 long shot, $28.60 for each of her $2 bettors...