Word: briskness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Thursday's other heat, Eliot handily trounced Lowell, Kirkland, and Leverett. Stroked by senior Lowell Johnston, the Elephants tripped down the course at their usual brisk but even pace, winning with about two lengths to spare...
...brisk is business that after two years of operation, the bank has spent the equivalent of almost half its original funds in 139 loans totaling $617.7 million. Some recent loans: $30 million to an Argentine government bank to finance a new 15,000-home project for low-income families...
Nourishing themselves on candy bars, orange juice, and beer, the hikers covered the first 30 miles at the brisk pace of five miles per hour. In deference to their protesting limbs, they decided to slow down and take frequent two-minute breaks for the remainder of the hike...
...Midwest flew New York's Governor Rockefeller, bound for a brisk round of political speechmaking and handshaking in Topeka and Omaha. The famous grin seemed as broad as ever. But behind him in New York, Rocky had left a reeking scandal that could damage his 1964 prospects. The scandal: appalling graft and bribery in the State Liquor Authority, which has power to grant, withhold or revoke the various permits needed by New York's 100,000 bars, restaurants and liquor stores...
...PEDRO CALDEROX, 29. of Buenos Aires, made his debut with the Argentine National Symphony in 1957. His technique is brisk and athletic, and he embellishes a graceful, conservative beat with little dance steps. While conducting the first movement of Bartok's Concerto jor Orchestra, he became so involved in the rhythmic current that his left hand began to drift meaninglessly-but the good-natured Symphony of the Air helped him sound ingenious...