Word: fitful
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...that was only a necessary backward step toward the goal of providing accommodations for all Republicans-wherever they fit in the party spectrum. Last week's G.O.P. victories in New York and other cities, argued Bliss, should provide forward impetus to our "efforts to strengthen the Republican position in metropolitan areas of the nation." He added: "If you have the right candidate, you can break through." That notion was vigorously seconded by Pennsylvania's Governor William Scranton. "The adage that Republicans cannot win in the big cities," said he, "is now out the window...
...emotional word, and consequently is less understood and more exaggerated than just about any other aspect of the U.S. economy. It conjures up visions of depression, poverty and helplessness for vast numbers of people - and, indeed, it means that for some. The facts, though, do not really fit the fears. Unemployment is not only dwindling steadily but is con- siderably less acute than some statistics make...
...first arrest was made Friday night, when Cambridge police noticed that a youth at a Cambridge dance hall fit the description of one of the attackers. They immediately informed MDC detectives...
Individually, Miss Tolliver turned in the evenest performance of the three. Temin has an annoying habit of representing fear or trauma by having a tightly-reined, slow-motion epileptic fit. And Nagin relies too much on twisting his neck and anguishing. Once an actor has anguished a couple of times he doesn't tell you much about what's going on inside him the next three dozen times...
...cabbage leaf. She had red hair and her blouse was open between her breasts. The train was going through the tunnel and it made a glumph sound as it went in and the wail of the whistle came out way back there, whoo whoo whoooooo. He heard the man fit the key in the lock and go inside very softly as if he were ashamed. Adele, he pleaded, just once. Willie took the knife out of his jeans. You disgust me, said Adele. Willie tied her wrists to the top bars of the iron bed and lifted her skirt...