Word: crucial
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...would be an exaggeration to say that the Dartmouth game will be the crucial juncture to a successful Harvard season. But there can be no doubt that a loss to the Big Green this afternoon, besides criminating the Crimson from realistic contention for the Ivy crown, would be a disastrous psychological blow for a squad that had been picked to defend its title without excessive strain...
Last week, whenever Cornell needed a crucial first down, it went to the air, and successfully exploited Harvard's deficient short coverage. Park has been drilling the defensive backs in practice all week. They should hold up. They must...
...crucial matter of handling the economy, Nixon has been following Burns' advice. They are in agreement: the pressures that are being applied are right, and results will come if the Government stays on its course. Because Burns is reluctant to change his mind once he has made it up, he could stay on that course too long. Burns will unquestionably continue to have Nixon's ear. But there is some doubt in Washington about what will happen when the President decides that the time has come to switch from anti-inflation to antirecession policies-and quietly calls...
During the takeover struggle, Steinberg remained in the background while the British Rothschilds, who acted as Leasco's advisers in the bid, rounded up the crucial 15% of Pergamon's stock that is controlled by staid bankers in London's City. That stock, added to Leasco's 38% holding in the company, put Steinberg over...