Word: accomplishing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...more he spoke, the less he seemed to accomplish. He was frozen out by the Southern barons, who considered him a scandal. Eventually came the thaw. Georgia Senator Richard Russell called him a "damn fool," but any fool could learn, apparently, if he was tutored by Russell. Humphrey was also coached by that master strategist of the possible, Lyndon Johnson, who saw in the fiery freshman a possible avenue to the liberal support he needed in his quest for the presidency. It was a useful alliance on both sides, and it led to the vice presidency for Humphrey...
Sharpless countered Rosovsky's statement, saying, it is "ironic that he should feel that way, considering he's trying to improve undergraduate education. An organized undergraduate body is what Rosovsky needs to accomplish this...
...government of Prime Minister John Vorster cracked down harder than ever upon a restless but dispirited black majority and banned or arrested many of the country's leading voices of dissent. But in Spain, after four decades of repressive dictatorship, more than 20 million voters turned out peacefully to accomplish what Spanish newspapers called "a triumph of moderation." Parties of both the far left and far right were rejected in favor of a middle-of-the-road government headed by Premier Adolfo
...What can the Tripoli summit accomplish in its attempts to check Sadat...
...Cairo summit to discuss and perhaps resolve issues standing in the way of a reconvened Geneva peace conference, including the thorny matter of Palestinian representation. But was Sadat moving too far and too fast? Last week there were grave fears that his proposed summit would not only accomplish little, it might also further split the Arab world...