Russian Olga Zabelinskaya went first, but Armitstead, Vos and American Shelley Olds leapt clear of a tiring field to forge a multi-national dash to the finish.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A Pakistani court disqualified Pervez Musharraf, the country's onetime military leader and president, on Tuesday from taking part in coming national elections, dashing his hopes of rejoining Pakistani politics.
The incidence rates for those in the Mammography Evaluation Cohort, the current study population, are representative of the overall cohort and thus comparable to national rates (dashed line in Figure 1; ages 55 79).
Thanks to Gilligan's determination to cut a dash, national attention has been diverted from the main issue of the day.
But in the moments after he finished speaking, the normally voluble and friendly governor, who is known for mingling with reporters, suddenly seemed more like a national candidate, quickly dashing out through a side door and hopping into a waiting S.U.V., which whisked him away.
The decision ended a late flurry of political ruminating by Mr. Christie on his national ambitions, and dashed the hopes of Republican activists, pundits and donors who had hoped he would add his name to the field of candidates vying to challenge President Obama.
Texas' triumph will not heal the disappointment of having its national title hopes dashed last year at Texas Tech, but it is in prime position to make the B.C.S. title game because of a favorable remaining schedule that is unlikely to include a game against a ranked opponent.
Whatever hopes people might have had that Mr. Clinton would usher in a new era of national unity were quickly dashed.
(No. 6 Alabama's national title hopes were dashed with a 24-21 loss at Louisiana State, a development nearly overshadowed by the bizarre shot of Tigers Coach Les Miles eating grass on the sideline before a key fourth-down play).
CAMDEN, Me. — John M. Christie, a park ranger at Camden Hills State Park here, took call after call on Tuesday from campers whose plans to visit Acadia National Park had been dashed by the federal government shutdown.
In Austria, where skiing is a national pastime, the handsome, dashing Sailer (pronounced SIGH-ler) was a national hero and matinee idol rolled into one — "a legend during his lifetime," as the Austrian president, Heinz Fischer, said in a statement.
