Word: assess
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...professionals failed to assess prop erly the romance of space and, as a result, vastly underestimated Comsat's continued attraction for investors. The stock has been rising almost steadily for three months, and last week it soared in a speculative orbit...
Finley made some of his opinions known at last week's Faculty meeting where he received a long ovation, but the Professor refused last night to assess the significance of the applause...
...five teams that scored better than the Crimson squad last week, all except Navy will make the trip to Michigan. It's difficult to assess the quality of teams elsewhere in the nation, but judging on Brown's 12th place finish last year, the Crimson would seem to have a good shot...
Professor Silver notes briefly the role of the state legislature in enforcing conformity through its laws. Yet he fails to assess adequately the possible impact of political reapportionment or a large-scale increase in Negro voters. He also neglects the rest of the governmental hierarchy, especially local officials like the county sheriff, who form the foundation on which the closed society rests. The State Sovereignty Commission, which investigates subversive activities like civil rights, appears only in a footnote...
Johnson has deployed Senators Hubert Humphrey and Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota, top contenders for the vice-presidential nomination, to assess Freedom Party support in the North and West. He has already conferred with Wilkins and King, partners in the President's moratorium on demonstrations, and been told that if the Freedom delegation is not seated that moratorium may be impossible to enforce...