Word: faint
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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There were some faint signs of hope. Singh did permit Kashmir to be listed as an area of "dispute" in the conference's official communiqué-which was considered progress by the Pakistanis because until now India has called Kashmir an internal problem. When Prime Minister Indira Gandhi visits the U.S. on March 27, Lyndon Johnson will undoubtedly want to hear about plans for further action. As inspiration, the U.S. last week announced the resumption of "nonlethal" military shipments to both India and Pakistan (cars, trucks, transport planes). The hint was clear: when India and Pakistan become still closer...
...analyzing faint quasar light that traveled billions of years before reaching telescope mirror and camera, Schmidt has uncovered clues to the ancient secrets of the universe. The remote and starlike objects he studies were born, and may have died, long before the earth existed. By decoding some of their signals that have been so long in transit, the Dutch-born astronomer has upset the familar pre-quasar universe of stars and galaxies. He has rocked the worlds of astronomy, physics and philosophy. He has undermined established theories and stimulated fantastic new ones, provoked scientists into bitter controversies and brilliant hypotheses...
There is still a faint glimmer of hope that Harvard might land in a three-way tie for the league title, if Princeton pulls off a miracle and somehow manages to beat Cornell. The prospect should be discussed in hushed tones only; if it occurs, tour wrestling since Jacob took on the angel...
...Harvard needs wins tonight and next Saturday against Yale to finish third in the Ivy League and break even for the season. And the Crimson needs to win both games big to keep alive its faint hopes for an invitation to the ECAC playoffs...
...artist of delicate expression: he taught the piano to breathe. Liszt taught it to belch fire. A saturnine dandy with flowing shoulder-length blond hair and a dress coat aglitter with medals, he combined virtuosity with showmanship, worked himself into such a lather that he would sometimes faint. Women hurled their jewels on the stage and fought over the green doeskin gloves that he deliberately left on the piano...