Word: fitful
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Surrey worked in government for 13 years before he went to the Law School, and has had little difficulty adapting to the difference in climate. "I'm not sure there is such a thing as an academic man or a government official," Surrey commented. "Lawyers tend to fit into both atmospheres...
Instead, Bell says, the difference between Washington and Cambridge is one of time. "Here, you're working on matters which you're not carving out yourself. You must fit your schedule around whatever problems arise." Otherwise, there are many similarities. Both Cambridge and Washington, Bell says, "are lively centers of world affairs," ties between the two cities are very close. "The government tries to draw on the best brains available, and a good number of Harvard men visit Washington in an advisory capacity. The door to the academic life is open, and we all consider ouselves basically academic people...
...boss of California's Democratic Party. So at 5 ft. 11 in., he should weigh about 277 lbs., have a 48-in. waist and leave cigars in shreds. Well, that's just how he was until he decided he didn't like the way the image fit. Or maybe it was the clothes. First, he chucked the cigars, then he cut out drinking and went on a diet. Now he's down to a trim 39-in. waist and a sylphlike 220 lbs., and he aims to shave off 20 lbs. more. Hooted...
...twanging accompaniment of background music that would better fit a Kabuki drama, these five bleeding hearts go the way of all flesh. En route, they converse in quaint prose poems reminiscent of haiku...
...conference adjourned, the war in South Viet Nam was proceeding fit fully. New, aggressive commanders reported several successful attacks against the guerrillas, but in the delta the Communists still seemed to have the initiative. Vietnamese officers and many of their U.S. advisers claim that because of Diem's military mismanagement, the coup came just in time to keep the Communists from gaining complete control of two disputed provinces close to Saigon. This may or may not be true, but the argument offers a built-in chance to blame Diem later, in case things should go seriously wrong...