Word: fervently
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...race for lieutenant governor by running as an independent. Accusing his Democratic and Republican opponents of purveying "political Pablum," he championed the "little man" against the "big boys" in a campaign that was full of the flavor of bygone populism. He played down the race question, taking a less fervent stand against busing than his opponents. He concentrated on issues that would appeal to unaffluent blacks and whites alike: utility and insurance rates, hospitalization costs, the state tax on food and patent medicines. The voters responded. Along with the black vote, Howell drew a considerable portion of the white vote...
There was an answering bonfire from Cap Blanc-Nez near Calais, and French President Georges Pompidou warmly avowed that the vote was "proof that this time the Common Market is truly irreversible." But not many Frenchmen were that fervent. While the rest of Europe watched an hour-long special program on the Commons vote, France's state-run television disposed of the news in 30 seconds. The Belgians were probably most enthusiastic, as they had been all along. When they built the EEC headquarters in Brussels three years ago, they planted not six flagstaff's in front...
McGovern's backers are an especially fervent group. They know their candidate is behind, and they are more than willing to try harder. This group includes George Wald, John Kenneth Galbraith, Mary Bunting and Abram Chayes. The McGovern student organization, coordinated by Jamie Galbraith '73, is the only one yet established at Harvard. It has an office on Dunster Street and boasts 40 to 50 part-time volunteers...
...system works as well as current research suggests, it may prove a boon for psychology, psychiatry, education and even industry. Already it has spawned a pop-alpha cult of profit-seeking trainers and fervent devotees in search of instant...
...find it damn discouraging to believe that the young ex-Navy lieutenant crying his heartfelt convictions out before a congressional ad hoc committee represents the majority feeling of America's youth. His fervent belief to be the "first to defend this nation should its shores be threatened" represents archaic thinking in a technological world...