Word: bulks
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Since he was responsible for the bulk of the reporting on Detroit Pitcher Denny McLain, this week's cover subject, Kane had ample opportunity to test his theory. It proved to be unfounded. Kane's big problem was not belligerence; it was entirely a matter of timing. McLain kept moving so fast that Kane hardly had a chance to ask all the necessary questions. Kane found himself taking notes while chatting at the water fountain in the Tiger dugout, while chasing his man through hotel lobbies, in between sessions at a television studio and on the warm...
Both Kennedy and Johnson highly valued O'Brien's skills as a political diplomatist and used him as their liaison officer with the often fractious Congress. Some have argued, with only slight exaggeration, that O'Brien is responsible for passage of the bulk of New Frontier and Great Society legislation. Even after Johnson rewarded him with the postmaster-generalship in 1965, O'Brien continued his liaison work on the Hill...
...best of conspiratorial reasons, most of the delegates refused to identify themselves. The nameless U.S. representative made one appearance and then disappeared mysteriously. Many others did not attend the official sessions, where they would be all too visible, but spent their time in clandestine nocturnal gatherings. The bulk of the delegates had undoubtedly seen more ardent days. They were mostly men in their 50s and 60s who wore 1940-vintage clothes and preferred suspenders to belts. The Bulgarian representative, exiled in Paris for the past three decades, had the same reply to virtually every motion. "Bulgarie I'accepte...
...shares or more). That was primarily a defensive tactic, partly impelled by SEC proposals for slightly sharper fee reductions, starting with deals involving 400 shares of stock. Moreover, despite the exchange's supposedly inflexible minimum fees, the SEC hearings have shown that most brokers give up the bulk of their commissions on big trades through fee-splitting arrangements. One witness, Vice
...less emphasis on culture, and Simon has become in creasingly interested in it. Stung by a number of critically acclaimed produc tions that proved to be financial flops, Susskind has expanded into bread-and-butter situation shows, notably NBC's Get Smart series. Simon has consol idated the bulk of his holdings - Hunt Foods, McCall Corp. and Canada Dry Corp. - into a $1-billion-a-year opera tion, now devotes much of his time to collecting art and serving as a Uni versity of California regent...