Word: bolstered
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...long-term average of investment, a 300% increase in the rate of construction of low-cost housing, a 100% increase in public spending on health, and a 55% increase in expenditures for education." In two sessions with Kennedy, the Chilean President said that his country needed outside aid to bolster its economy and to continue developing, but he made it clear that Chile intends to help itself as well. Paraphrasing an old Kennedy cadence, Alessandri said at a White House luncheon: "We must not ask what each country can do for another, but what we must all do together...
...Princeton with only a 1-4 record in Ivy League play, should give Harvard the breather it needs. Munro plans to experiment once more with Captain Tony Davies at inside right, in an effort to bolster the Crimson attack. Davies moved up alongside Ohiri in the Penn contest, but Harvard was again unable to score...
...long article over his signature praising the achievements of the Soviet Union as well as the "Leninist" leadership of Comrade Khrushchev, and pointedly recalling Stalin's errors. By thus using the broken old soldier, Khrushchev caused speculation that he might want a military man's prestige to bolster his own position against army critics, possibly rallied around tough Defense Minister Marshal Rodion Malinovsky...
...absence of such a radical recommendation as a core program, the Committee could suggest a number of ways to bolster the present program. It should, for example, make a final decision as to whether nat sci courses should teach the history of science, the logic of science, or science itself--or some combination of the three--and might well conclude that to gain an elementary knowledge of science students should take a two year rather than a one-year course...
...they face Adams, currently tied for fifth place with a 2-2 record. Dudley forfeited to Adams last Thursday, but missed the work it needs on its unique "lonesome end" offense. They have shown a strong defensive line throughout the season, but are still looking for some halfbacks to bolster their running attack...