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Word: upsetting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...camp pretty positive," Sneddon said. "I thought there was only going to be 11 defensemen, but guys were showing up from the pros and stuff, and it's pretty hard to compete with them. I think they already knew the team before I even went, I was kind of upset about that. I wish they had of told me ahead of time. I'm really disappointed in the whole system...

Author: By Gary R. Shenk, | Title: Canadians Ignore Sneddon and Roy | 12/18/1989 | See Source »

...candidate Lucy Killea, 67, be refused Communion because of her pro-choice views on abortion. Though Maher declared that his action was "more pastoral than political," it quickly became the most important issue in the campaign. Riled by the bishop's intervention, voters gave Killea a 51%-to-49% upset victory over state legislator Carol Bentley in a special election...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: California: The Bishop Picks a Winner | 12/18/1989 | See Source »

...ball to James Worthy and got a consoling hug from John Thompson. When Brown got a victory hug two years later. It was when Akeem wallowed in misery on the floor in Albuquerque, after Lorenzo Charles slammed home his answer to the Derek Whittenburg prayer. As big an upset as Villanova's, two year's later...

Author: By Theodore D. Chuang, | Title: Daddy? What Were Sports in The 80s Like? | 12/15/1989 | See Source »

...said some teachers were upset at the tone of the editorial, but the editorial and subsequent action didn't set off a furor at school, comparing the situation to a coach pulling a poor quarterback off the team...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: H.S. Editors Demoted After Fiery Editorial | 12/15/1989 | See Source »

...Boletin was doing economic analyses showing the guerrillas were succeeding with their strategy of destroying the economic infrastructure of the country," says Mullaney. "This put UCA, by telling the truth, at odds with people from the international banking community. The military was upset because it [contradicted] the efforts they were putting into propaganda...

Author: By Jeffrey C. Wu, | Title: Slain Priests Had Ties to Harvard | 12/14/1989 | See Source »

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