Word: boast
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Moreover, by leaving office at the present time, Rocky can boast of a substantial record of achievement, especially in the areas of education and recreation...
...planned, money to fund this revolution in mental care never sufficiently materialized. After ten years, only 392 community centers are in operation. Economy-minded Governors, willing to save money by closing hospitals, have been less willing to divert the money into clinics. Moreover, while small states like Hawaii can boast of success in treating seriously ill outpatients, clinics in larger states like California and New York are often faced with .more people and more problems than they can handle...
...Bruins boast six returning lettermen in their starting lineup. First-line forwards Norm Howarth and Brian Staple ton have two years of varsity experience, while junior right winger Rick Heimbach is a one-year letterman. Heimbach will replace Doug Smith, who separated his shoulder in the Yale game last Wednesday...
Even a Cabinet-level energy emergency action group seemed to be reluctantly leaning toward rationing. At least it ruled out the most obvious alternative: piling heavy new taxes on gasoline in order to curb consumption. Members bowed to "political reality," as one put it, and concluded that such a boast could not get through Congress in an inflationary period. Treasury Secretary George Shultz, who argued to the end for the tax plan, finally agreed to have the group study a number of possible rationing plans. The leading one is the so-called "white market" system (TIME, Dec. 3), which would...
Alert, enthusiastic students and a brisk, businesslike atmosphere are part of the appeal for Triton's hard-working faculty. There are no academic ranks, and all teachers are called "instructor." The emphasis is on teaching, not research, and only a few of the 834-member faculty boast doctorates; many are working mechanics, cooks or other tradesmen and technicians by day, earning a flat $12 an hour in the evening at Triton...