Word: bursts
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...third of them sided with Britain. At Valley Forge, George Washington wrote that patriotic idealism could not inspire his ragged, ill-trained army, that it must be toughened by "a prospect of interest or some reward." He meant cash. Only well after victory did the shaky American nation burst forth with an optimistic self-image based on the idea that the humane spirit of 18th century enlightenment could be fully realized for the first time anywhere. General Washington called himself "a citizen of the great republic of humanity at large," and countless divines proclaimed Americans...
...brightest tinkerers, Cole was marked as a comer in 1952 when he was asked to fire up the then dowdy Chevrolet division. In a bare 15 weeks, he developed a lighter, snappier engine that he coyly boasted had "a little intrigue." It had enough to spur a new burst of sales, and four years later Cole was head of the division...
...Surge. The Johnson Administration has long belittled the possibility of lasting damage to the economy as a result of the strike. On the eve of the walkout, Gardner Ackley, chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, brushed off such fears, saying that there would be "a burst of production to make up for it later." It may take quite a burst. The Commerce Department last week reported that in September alone, factory orders for durable goods dropped by 3.2% from August as Ford's shutdown rippled through its suppliers. All in all, said Commerce, the strike...
After a frustrating first half, coach Yovicsin started experimenting. He alternated his halfbacks and allowed quarterback Ric Zimmerman to open up the attack. Zimmerman began the second half with a pass to Carter Lord at the Crimson 38. Gatto burst eight yards for a first down at the 46, but two Zimmerman passes went awry, and punter Paul Saba got the call...
...America end at West Point in 1954, Major Donald W. Holleder, 33, raced toward the furious action and rallied a group of troopers to start hacking out a landing zone for medical-evacuation helicopters. Before he could get the area cleared, Major Holleder was cut down by a burst from a V.C. machine...