Word: defaults
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...court fees. Soon he was the best pro in the Indian peninsula, and four years ago modest Hashim Khan was persuaded to compete in England. The Royal Pakistan Air Force put up the money. In 1951 he won all of Britain's major tournaments, and (except for one default) he has won them every year since...
sale and escrow documents brought before the hearing yesterday afternoon showed that the publishing company had been in default in its payments to the Grozier estate since April 28, 1953, although Fox had said Monday that he had never received notice of any defaulted payments from the bank...
...Yardling wins were brought in by Joe Walker, who defeated G. Bustis 3 to 1, and Bob Magowan, who defeated Mulcahy by default...
...hardly adjusted to its environment. It makes us seriously wonder, in fact, how much the social order is worth adjusting to. The gospel urges us to nonconformity: "Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed." An evil aspect of peace-of-mind religion is its acceptance, by default, of the social status quo. But its greatest sin lies in using God as a means for human ends. This is blasphemous. A rhapsodic inquiry greets us from the TV screen and the radio: "Have you talked to the Man Upstairs?" In this cult religion verges on entertainment...
...Leader's liberal views; Boss Green decided he had discovered Leader; Pittsburgh's Mayor David Lawrence, who is also Democratic national committeeman, found him politically impeccable. Farmer Leader seemed an excellent choice to soften up the farm vote for a Democratic sweep in 1958. Thus, almost by default, George Leader was picked as a candidate. Everyone settled back with the complacent expectation that Leader would lose-everyone, that is, but the candidate...