Word: failed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Perhaps a year or two from now, suggested Donovan, it will become clear whether the U.S. policy in Viet Nam will ultimately fail or succeed. Either outcome will bring about "a kind of crisis of integrity in which powerful and influential people will have to consider the possibility of saying out loud that they were wrong. Many of them have never tried it before, and it would not come easy to them. But if they cannot bring themselves to it, I think the American intellectual climate and the whole tone of our politics could be embittered for years...
...incredibly audacious thing that a few million people in South Viet Nam-and we Americans-are trying to do, is to defend not so much a nation as the possibility that South Viet Nam can become a nation. It's a very tough proposition. We may fail. If so I hope that I, as one who has supported the policy, will be prompt to admit that we had attempted something beyond our powers. But you know, we may just succeed. And if that happens, I hope that the many thoughtful, dedicated Americans who opposed the policy will be glad...
...make changes in our sails. There's plenty still to be done." But experts were impressed by Intrepid's speed to windward-a crucial talent, since fully half of the 24.3-mile America's Cup course consists of windward beats. And they could hardly fail to applaud the performance put on by Mosbacher and his well-drilled crew during the third race against Constellation. Thirty-five times Connie tacked; 33 times Mosbacher covered; when he finally broke off, Intrepid had a lead...
...rocket ship to be sent up by German Genius Gert Frobe. The pilot: blond, bland Troy Donahue, ideal candidate for the world's first astronaught. Before the plot can get off the ground, two dastardly schemers (Lionel Jeffries and Terry Thomas) bet millions that the trip will fail, then try to sabotage the rocket for insurance. Only after some circuitous antique-automobile and bicycle chases and other mandatory sequences for period comedy does launch time occur-accidentally sending Jeffries and Thomas to the moon. Upon landing they learn that they are not alone: the Czar's men have...
...that presides without fail at every Harvard commencement starts up each year another round of a sedentary yet elevating outdoor sport," he said. "The name of the game is the decoding of the titles of theses...