Word: contended
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...November election, both Democrats and Republicans from the North and the West were ready to combine politics with principle by finding a way to change the Senate's famed Rule XXII and its built-in right of filibuster. Not only did they have the Southern conservative Democrats to contend with; some conservative Republicans and Northern Democrats feared civil rights less than they did a rule change. As the fight readied, Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson and Minority Leader Bill Knowland got together with opposing forces, set up a schedule that provided three hours for each side to make a record...
Researchers who contend that heavy cigarette smoking is the major cause of lung cancer tend to minimize the possible importance of air pollution as another cause. On the other hand, the air-pollution enthusiasts minimize the importance of smoking. Last week Dr. Wilhelm C. Hueper of the National Cancer Institute told public-health engineers meeting in Atlantic City that the pattern of the increase in lung cancer coincides not with the pattern of increased smoking, but more closely with the use of cancer-causing substances in industry and their appearance in engine-exhaust fumes. Conceding that much of his evidence...
...there be some who object that the beasts and children of the wilderness want not the shining light of Christian wisdom. They contend that it is impossible to convert without the primary agency of grace. It is strongly felt that the savages have not had the preparation and education necessary to achieve grace, and that therefore they will be unable to comprehend or enjoy the abstruse doctrines which we must propound. Those who oppose the spreading of doctrine say that our construction of the Gospel will find the savage inert, with his wick untrimmed, unprepared for the marriage, and generally...
...Israeli fighters. By late in the day, it was still a battle. The Egyptians were fighting with more skill and courage than in the 1948 fiasco. Then came the ultimatum from Britain and France set to expire at 4:30 the next morning. So Egypt had three enemies to contend with instead...
Although Yale has beaten both defending champion Cornell and the varsity by nearly identical scores, a victory is not assured the once-defeated Elis. For in addition to both of these teams, they must contend with Army...