Word: curbed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...used to deflate a field of opponents by grandly inquiring, "Well, who's going to be second?" Among the last of the sly oldtimers is E. J. ("Dutch") Harrison, 50. With a younger player watching, Harrison will occasionally choose the wrong iron for a shot, choke upon the grip, curb his swing and loft the ball to the green. His opponent, noting the club Harrison has used, will select the same one, blithely swing full-out?and send his ball soaring far beyond the green into a trap...
...four out of five days last week, shares rose even faster in London, recovered almost half the losses. Despite the timing of the drop, London traders thought that it had been caused less by Wall Street than by the British government's intention to tighten credit further to curb inflation. The rebound, in turn, was largely attributed to the increased earnings and dividends on British stocks...
...been a notable friend of the broadcasting industry. His successor as FCC chairman: Frederick W. Ford, 50, a tough, shrewd West Virginia lawyer, a member of the FCC for three years, a good friend of Attorney General William Rogers, and an advocate of stern new regulations to curb the excesses of the industry...
...settlement in Algeria depended on the rebel F.L.N., which had hitherto questioned De Gaulle's determination to curb the French army and Algeria's European settlers. Now that he had done so, would the F.L.N. seize the moment to enter negotiations accepting self-determination for Algeria? Unfortunately, the F.L.N.'s political imagination seems no equal to its guerrilla audacity. The F.L.N. apparently regarded the settlers' insurrection as a hopeful indication that another settlers' flare-up might cause the total collapse of French rule in Algeria...
First he designated most of the capital's West End section as "Pink Zone" (nonparking towaway area) for the holidays. It was shocking pink to householders, who believe that an Englishman's castle extends at least to his curb. But housewives agreed it made their Christmas shopping the easiest in years. By last week Marples was taking measures to give him more direct control over traffic police and to build vast garages under Hyde Park, increase traffic fines, rebuild roads. Most of his proposals, though shocking to the British, are old remedies...