Word: faltered
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...both Protestant and Catholic. Their worry: McKeown's vision of an "ideal democracy" organized "from the bottom up" could clash with what essentially will have to be a political and constitutional solution. Some also fear a crippling backlash of cynicism should the peace movement, like others before it, falter after a headline-grabbing series of rallies. "I have no great faith in it," says a leading Catholic politician. "The people of Ulster are not all blood brothers, as the movement says. They are still killing one another." True enough: since the start of September, 63 people have died...
...came after the pair took the first set, 6-2, only to falter, 3-6, and let MIT break its own perfect record of winless sets...
...should have been by any first-class dramatist. An even more serious flaw, however, is the fact that not a single character in The Front is surprising. The weak never startle with a momentary show of strength. The wicked never betray a flash of compassion. The heroes never convincingly falter in their convictions. They are simply not alive, and it is hard to care much what happens to them. Even the cleverly chosen New York locations somehow seem contrived. There is, in the end, something held back about The Front, some strange refusal to really dig into and turn over...
Fitzgibbons started his onslaught on the second and did not falter until he reached the thirteenth. On number two he smothered his drive, hooking it into the rough, but recovered beautifully by lacing a five iron that kicked up to the pin. He went on to hole out the side-hill 17-foot putt for his three...
...several million and formed a thriving company. With his father's backing, Jean Paul at 21 began buying and selling oil leases. He made $40,000 the first year, and cleared his first million by the time he was 23. The steady accumulation of wealth was not to falter for the rest of his life...