Word: aimed
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
With this assured, Tammany would have had only to aim its squat, greying Candidate Ferdinand Pecora in the right direction, let go of his ankles and watch him go bobbing off to glory. The Republican challenger, Edward Corsi, had a good Italian name too, and had gotten headlines for his welfare and labor work. But 68-year-old Justice Pecora was remembered as the fearless Government counsel of the senatorial investigation of Wall Street in 1933, which not only led to the Securities & Exchange Commission but produced a deathless picture of J.P. Morgan cuddling a midget...
When Andrew Carnegie put up the first $1,000,000 to start a school in Pittsburgh, ais objective was on the modest side. His first aim was merely to help the sons of his steelworkers to learn a skill or a trade. But the school collected a first-rank faculty, and Steelmaster Carnegie raised his sights. By the time he died in 1919, his school had become a full-fledged institute of technology...
...primitive church at Hobart, as he will at numerous other U.S. universities and Episcopalian centers during the next six months. Wherever there is time for him to train assistants, he will also conduct a demonstration of the Mass as it was performed in approximately 200 A.D. Such Dix demonstrations aim to make Communion meaningful to Christians for whom it has been a beautiful but meaningless fossil of antique forms...
...afternoon, undefeated Oklahoma, No. 3 team in the country, put up its 23-game winning streak for sharpshooting Texas, No. 4, to aim at. The Texans drew a bead, held a 13-7 lead with less than five minutes to go. Then, as the shadows lengthened over the bowl, the Texas aim wavered. A fourth-down kick attempt was smothered, and Oklahoma took possession deep in the heart of Texas territory. In one play, an eleven-yard end-sweep, Oklahoma tied the score. Tackle Jim Weatherall won the game for Oklahoma with a point-after-touchdown placement...
Before the outcry grew any louder, State hastily worked out a makeshift compromise. All those whom the Times described as "undeniable totalitarians" -whatever that meant-would be barred from the U.S. But a distinction would be made between citizens of a "nominal" totalitarian government, and individuals whose aim it is to overthrow the U.S. government. That still left all borderline cases up in the air. But it was the best that State could do-at least until Congress returns in November for another look...