Word: accomplishes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...survive in the jungle of jazz, a performer must be different. Not many years ago, a jazzman could accomplish this by simply playing faster or higher or crazier than the rest, or by having a "dirty" style
What they discuss when Larson reports to the Chief Executive are the specifics of a job both want to accomplish: translating the Larson explanation of Ike's crusade into his campaign speeches. For the President was impressed not only by Larson's reasoning, but also by the rippling clarity with which he expressed some powerful new ideas about modern-day U.S. politics...
...swamps were common practice-and that the toughness and spirit of the Marine Corps are based on such disciplinary techniques. "Sergeant McKeon," rasped Berman in his nerve-pinching voice, "was a dedicated member of the Corps. He wasn't acting out of sadistic pleasure, but was trying to accomplish [the Corps'] purpose-to make Marines. These methods require no apology, either by the Marines or Sergeant McKeon...
Amid the uproar, Charlie Taft tried to read a statement, failed to get far, scrapped it, and admitted of his committee's ambitious project: "I wouldn't say that we are going to accomplish all that we want." That, at least, seemed to be a fair (if somewhat optimistic) campaign-year statement...
Both Brown and Bonner qualify their optimism by pointing out the enormous amount of research, development and construction that must be invested in each new method of winning energy, minerals or food. To accomplish these things, says Psychologist Weir, the world will have to have peace, and free communication. I will also need more and better-trained scientists and engineers, for the future of the crowded earth will be determined by the quality of its technology...