Word: attempting
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...MBTA had originally wanted to put the car barns in Codman Square in Dorchester, but legislative pressure blocked that attempt...
...this great and noble undertaking." Ike kept in his pocket another communique he had written in case of disaster: "Our landings in the Cherbourg-Havre area have failed to gain a satisfactory foothold, and I have withdrawn the troops. If there is any blame or fault attached to the attempt, it is mine alone." As Eisenhower lay dying at Walter Reed, plans were nearly completed for the celebration on Normandy's beaches of the invasion's 25th anniversary...
...Kawasaki write the book? "It is an attempt," he told Japanese correspondents, "at helping to enhance understanding about Japanese among foreigners." Kawasaki's sort of understanding, however, was not considered desirable by the Tokyo government. Last week Kawasaki was on his way home to begin his retirement somewhat earlier than usual. Would he live in Tokyo? Probably not, since he also observed in his book that "it is one of the ugliest and most disorderly capitals of the world...
Still, Ling is in trouble, and the Government's attempt to cut him down to size will only add to his problems. LTV has such heavy debts that the company faces difficulty in meeting the interest payments-about $45 million this year-out of current income. Partly as a result of the high payments, earnings are down. Excluding such special items as the sale of the LTV Tower in Dallas, profits in 1968 were off 18%, to $28 million; in the year's fourth quarter, they plunged 58%. In order to finance the takeover of J. & L., Ling...
...ATTEMPT at the end of each section of the book to compare levels of education at different Ivy schools, degenerates into a faces and names tally sheet. The potential Ivy Leaguer gets to choose his education by the number of names he recognizes...