Word: accomplish
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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When Texas Oilman Clint Murchison was asked last March what he considered the major achievement of his life, he replied: "I'm still trying to accomplish it in this Canadian pipeline, which I am trying to consummate to a final conclusion successfully." Last week Murchison's major achievement moved a long pipe length closer to successful consummation...
Beyond these arguments, which are self-evident to French eyes, there are the criticisms of what the French have failed to accomplish, and disagreements on measures which must be taken...
...years, but they reach maturity in a year. When autumn comes, it brings the crisis of their lives: they must prepare for the winter by burying themselves in the soil and secreting a door of lime to cover the opening of their shell. Only strong and healthy snails completely accomplish this process. Those that omit any detail die during the winter...
...hideous spectacle of factories, wharfs, and tenement houses; as well as save them from the ravages of ruthless speculators. All we are asked to do is to sign the petitions which have been left in places of easy access--a slight effort in view of what it may accomplish...
...Europe. Today, the same spirit of humanitarianism impels his heirs in their huge educational and philanthropic venture, "the world's greatest helping hand." The aims are the same--to bring peace and to make the world a better place for all--but the Ford Foundation has set out to accomplish these ends in a realistic manner which may bring far more success than ever greeted Henry Ford. Where the man sought to cure symptoms, the institution attacks fundamental causes...