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...president, Taylor will probably need all the moxie he can muster, since most of the corporation's board remain conservative in money matters. But the young president can afford to bide his time. His two bosses, Stanton and CBS Founder William Paley, are 64 and 71 respectively...
Springfield rallied in two of the next three matches, however, taking pins at 150 and 167. The pin at 167 was crucial for it gave Springfield a three point lead and permitted the Indians to bide their strategic time until the heavyweight bout...
...power. As Khrushchev feared, "Beria immediately proposed Malenkov for [Premier]. Malenkov proposed that Beria be appointed his first deputy." Khrushchev, who was made in effect First Party Secretary on the Central Committee, had far higher ambitions. But he and his main ally, Minister of Defense Nikolai Bulganin, had to bide their time. "If Bulganin and I had objected, we would have been accused of starting a fight before the corpse was cold...
...says Olga Mike, who dreams of becoming an opera singer, but will work first as a teacher. She adds: "I'm not against marchers, but my way is to get through school as fast as I can and learn as much as I can. I say, wait and bide your time. Then, when your time comes, do whatever...
...Erhard's coalition Cabinet. For five weeks, West Germany drifted without an effective government, while Socialist Strategist Wehner pondered a dilemma: Should the S.P.D., out of power for 36 years, seek a coalition with the unpredictable Free Democrats and risk making a mess of things? Or should it bide its time and join a C.D.U.-led Grand Coalition to show voters that they were capable of governing the country? Wehner chose the second course, and the experiment turned out to be a success...