Word: attempting
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...less and more than singers. When they themselves are the folk who compose the songs, their performances do not depend merely on vocal skill. What matters is a unique fusion of material and manner that ul timately projects personality and point of view. Four recent albums by composer-singers attempt this projection with varying success...
...coup attempt in Egypt or Syria, a blockade thrown against Israel for Egypt, a pro-Soviet political upheaval in Albania, a Soviet power play against Yugoslavia-all are situations in which the Soviets could use their new seapower with unpredictable results. Some Western strategists worry that the friendly neighborhood presence of Russian ships may tempt the Arabs to take foolish chances soon against Israel, in the belief that the Russians would rush to their aid if Israel lashed back in force...
...them to build a full-fledged naval base. But even without such bases, the Soviets now drop anchor all along the rim of the Mediterranean and sail binocular-to-binocular alongside the allies. The Russians muscled into the Mediterranean, says U.S. Rear Admiral Richard C. Outlaw, "in a concerted attempt to alter the balance of power in this area." It is to keep the balance even that this week Outlaw, whose name the Italians have happily translated as Il Bandito, takes command of Maritime Air Forces, Mediterranean (MAIRAIRMED), the special new NATO naval air arm created to coordinate the watch...
They, the people who train you in the method and dangers of parachute jumping, attempt to make you forget all this...
...report corroborates the complaints of the protesting mothers. Its central point is that the state's welfare money is not reaching the people for whom it was intended. The mothers who are on trial today for sitting-in in a desperate attempt to obtain money for winter clothing for their children represent the victims of the welfare system. The Cohen report has now filled in the other side of the picture: now we know where the money has been going...