Word: gain
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...firm grip on the Assembly for nearly ten years -- was in trouble. For a number of hours after the polls closed it seemed that the Association would not control even a bare majority. Only the following day when the Corsican vote was recounted, did the Gaullists gain their 244th seat, one more than the total held by all the opposition parties...
...insurance field for nearly half a century, lost honors to rival Prudential Insurance Co. of America. By the margin of $83,020,000, the Pru outdid its competitor, ended the year with assets of $23,594,698,000 v. $23,511,678,000 for the Met. Part of the gain was due to the fact that Prudential got a better return on investments...
...scatter shot of news about turndowns in steel, machine-tool and rail-equipment orders, the Dow-Jones plunged 10.69 points-its biggest drop in three months. When the Fed's easy-money move came at midweek, it helped power the market to a 4.12-point gain in a trading day so turbulent that at one point the stock ticker was twelve minutes late...
John Peterson, Winthrop's strongman, clobbered Dunster's Vic Petzy to gain a TKO in the second round of the unlimited- class title bout. Peterson displayed a varied attack, punching equally well with either hand...
...argued for student positions on parietals, off-campus living, and matters of educational policy such as pass-fail and General Education. Monro was among the first to suggest that the HPC investigate the language requirement. He has ardently supported the efforts of both the HPC and HUC to gain a permanent niche in the decision-making process of the University. And, in general, he has sought means for giving students a more effective voice in policy-making. Recently, he organized a day-long meeting between students and a visiting committee of the Board of Overseers to discuss that problem--including...