Word: ascent
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...believes that the born again experience energizes hope in one's life. She suggests that Carter's born again encounter possibly unlocked that hope in him, which, combined with drive and ambition, has facilitated his political ascent in the last five years...
...Carter, the convention marked a new climax in a remarkable political ascent (just three years ago, when he was Governor of Georgia, panelists had failed to recognize him on What's My Line?). It also served to position him, more sharply than he had been perceived before, as a liberal. He did so by choosing Minnesota Senator Walter ("Fritz") Mondale as his running mate and by using the themes he struck in his acceptance speech...
...entertainment. But the BBC shows that have found their way to the U.S. and turned a tidy profit for the corporation have been mainly polished dramas and documentaries, such as The Forsythe Saga, Elizabeth R. with Glenda Jackson, The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Jacob Bronowski's The Ascent of Man and Alistair Cooke's America. The Shakespeare series, says BBC Programming Director Alasdair Milne, with no understatement at all, "is a vast project, the biggest we have ever undertaken, and a tremendously exciting one. We think it ought to be done, and we think...
Cabin Two began its stately ascent noiselessly and almost imperceptibly. The 18,300-lb. C-2 reached a top speed of 16.3 m.p.h. and a peak altitude of 250 ft.-providing a spectacular view of the Manhattan skyline. We touched down on R.I. after a flight of 3,134 ft. and 3½ min. Each of the Swiss-built cars carries up to 125 straphangers, at 50? a head. In case of a power failure, a huge diesel auxiliary drive system on the island can be put into action within five minutes, says the island's chief engineer, David...
...Relaxation Response, Benson (2) 3-Sylvia Porter's Money Book, Porter (4) 4-Angels, Graham (5) 5- Power!, Korda (6) 6-Winning Through Intimidation, Ringer (3) 7-Doris Day, Hotchner (9) 8-The Age of Napoleon, Will & Ariel Durant (8) 9-The Russians, Smith 10-The Ascent of Man, Bronowski...