Word: credited
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...this point our assumption expert proceeds to discuss anything which strikes his fancy at the moment. If he can sneak the first assumption past the grader, then the rest is clear sailing. If he fails, he still gets a certain amount of credit for his irrelevant but fact-filled discussion of scientific progress in the 18th century. And it is amazing what some graders will swallow in the name of intellectual freedom...
Reviewing the judgment, Zambian High Court Justice Ifor Evans ruled that the offense was "trivial" and quashed the conviction. In addition, Justice Evans, who is white, noted that the original verdict "did not redound to the credit of the Zambian authorities...
...Cannon. By the end of last season, Carew was swinging for the fences every time at bat. As a result, he finished the year with a disappointing .273 average. This year, for Carew and the team, statistics are improving notably. And much of the credit goes to their cagey, choleric rookie manager, Billy Martin...
...reason for the Greeks' success is that they have been willing to begin by using old, rickety ships. The Greeks were also helped by the U.S. Government, which, aiming to revive Greece's merchant marine after World War II, sold them 100 Liberty ships on easy credit terms. Many of the ships were delivered just before the Korean War sent freight rates soaring. Later, in the wake of the 1956 Suez crisis, the Greeks were among the first to order supertankers, which cut costs on the long trip around the Cape. The investment has paid handsomely...
...worked as a ship's master on one of his father's two freighters before he took over in 1959. "I bought my first ship with my father's good name as the only guarantee, but that was enough," he says. With that kind of credit, plus hard work and luck, he has built up a fleet of 600,000 tons. He takes pride in knowing by name all the crewmen on his 20 ships...