Word: fending
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Norton raced six miles barefoot through he fung'e to secure help, after his pistol charged with birdshot, failed to fend on the assailants. In a 4000-mile ham radio lookup with the CRIMSON yesterday Norton said "I had so much adrenalin in me could have run on my head...
Shifting the Burden. There were practical considerations behind this year's surge in integration. Some school districts simply got tired of trying to fend off the courts. But the main reason was that many districts desperately need federal help to keep their schools going -and the 1964 Civil Rights Act says that they cannot have federal money unless they integrate the schools...
...said these basic problems strengthen his belief in foreign aid. "Aid does not buy friends. It helps realize the conditions that will strengthen governments and fend off subversion. The U. S. response is triggered by our traditions, idealism, and a desire to protect our own security...
Epps said he feels that by applying for the work-study project now, the University would be seeking a "special privilege" for itself as an educational institution, and "leaving all the bloody poor other individual citizens to fend for themselves...
...party had been struggling to win more independence in the tight, monolithic structure built by Thorez over the years. Rochet, handpicked by Thorez, reflects the old man's views. But deprived of cher Maurice's prestige and personality, he will find it increasingly difficult to fend off the reformers...