Word: comparison
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...another questionable passage, Agnew conjured up a comparison of Nixon to Winston Churchill, who "didn't have to contend with a gaggle of commentators raising doubts about . . . whether Britain had the stamina to see the war through...
Clearly, they have. A comparison of turnover in the council during the 60's shows a surprising amount of stability. On the rare occasions when an incumbent is turned out of office, it is almost always to make room for a former member (as was the case in the re-election of Gabriel Piemonte this year) or to allow a politician who has made his name in another area, such as the school committee, to move...
Procaccino and Marchi not only divided the conservative vote; their generally pedestrian campaigns made Lindsay look good by comparison. Still, the result fell far short of a majority for the liberal coalition. Capturing an estimated 80% of the black vote and managing to draw as many Jewish votes as did Procaccino, Lindsay won with just 41.8% of the total. Nonetheless, the fact that he won at all restored him as a man whom both Republicans and Democrats must reckon with in future sweepstakes for the White House...
...telegrams flowed into the vice-presidential office at a ratio of 3 to 1 in favor of his statements. The Administration views Agnew as a valuable weapon in its continuing efforts to keep the South safe from George Wallace. Nixon's own speeches, of course, are muted in comparison with Agnew's, and if the contrast makes the President appear the cool-headed moderate-well, that's political imagery. Every Administration needs a large target to draw fire away from the boss...
...notable feature of the American system in comparison to Western European or Communist countries, however, is not how heavy the influence of the established system is, but how much flexibility there is within it. Even though some branches of government and some donors have a narrow definition of their interest, the availability of such support frees up other funds for less popular research areas. A research institution should therefore not be tested by whether it accepts funds that are limited to particular uses, but by the quality of its total product...