Word: exertion
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...Pyrrhic victory the candidate might win," said Nixon, "but the Republican President would soon have another war on his hands." Nixon took note of the growing peace sentiment within the U.S. but added that the task for a presidential contender is not to pander to this sentiment but to exert forceful leadership...
...Paul had listened to me," says Jim McCartney wryly, "he would have been a teacher." But the boys persisted. Besides the musical satisfaction, playing in a band was a way to be somebody -especially with the local girls-to make some money and exert their nonconformity. And after they linked up with Brian Epstein, the elegant would-be actor and son of a wealthy Liverpool furniture retailer, it was a way to get out of Liverpool. Epstein shrewdly piloted their career until his death last month at 32 (TIME, Sept...
...Force to bomb a power plant in Hanoi that stood a scant li miles from Ho Chi Minh's home. Ultimately, he did. It is such concern with minutiae that best illustrates the key fact about Viet Nam: it is a war in which the political factors exert more control than they did in any war in U.S. history...
...fact that so many of the inequitable tax laws have been distorted for years without Congressional action is not an encouraging sign for reform now. It demonstrates the extent to which vested interests and traditional forces exert control over the nation's lawmakers. In some minor area, however, reforms are making progress. The President's proposal to change the method of taxing the elderly has been submitted as part of the Social Security amendments. It does not alter the revenue cost of the program, but merely redirects the relief in a uniform manner towards those who need it most...
...point, his sheer technical bravado almost saves the movie. But ultimately, Privilege is less a picture than a frame. One problem is that Jones, who is a real-life rock-'n'-roll performer but certainly no actor, offers no clue to the charismatic character who could exert such fatal appeal. And Jean Shrimpton, Britain's most celebrated model in the pre-Twiggy days, merely matches him mumble for mumble...