Word: bettering
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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When they first met for a lunchtime date in Boston, she thought he was short and unimpressive. But she soon noticed that "he became better-looking as he talked, so strongly and convincingly." Coretta Scott soon found, too, that "M. L. King Jr.," as he called himself, made quick decisions. By the end of the date, he had told her that she "had everything I have ever wanted in a wife." As she observes in this fond memoir of their 15 years together, "it was as if he had no time for mistakes, as if he had to make...
...were in terrible condition." Ordway says, "and instead of beating them as we could have, we were shut out. We've been working really hard this week. especially on our wind. and after practice we've been running sprints. If we lose tomorrow. we'll be losing to a better team. not beating ourselves...
Doty called the revised resolution "a great deal better in every way." He noted that the phrase immediate withdrawal of U.S. "forces" implied several months of de-escalation. The previous wording had used "troops...
...problem of the Vietnam war is unique," Galbraith said. "I wouldn't want to think this is going to become a regular Faculty feature, however. There are better places to discuss polities...
...Faculty is now in a slightly better position to handle the reduction because, unlike last year, NSF announced the cut before the Faculty had apportioned the money to the different departments...