Word: gain
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Sidey says of Beardsley Ruml that "in tax matters, too, he took the path of least resistance." This is a singularly inept description of Ruml, who fought for four years to gain acceptance of a new tax idea from an initially hostile Congress and Administration. Ruml was a resounding response to the oft-heard question, "What...
...Barber of Seville (which comes in the first half) is a comedy, in which the intelligent barber aids a romantically inclined count (James Bundy) to gain the hand of the object of the count's affection, stealing the beautiful Rosina from under the nose of her nasty guardian (Ralph Zito). All ends well, he who laughs last laughs best, and--though we are left with a measure of sympathy for the ward-less guardian--the curtain closes on the first half with great good humor...
What the football-type final score does mean is that the laxmen raised their record to 8-3, solidified their position as the number-one team in New England, and need wins against UMass, Dartmouth, and Williams in their final three games to gain enough leverage for a date with the Maryland and upstate New York squads at the NCAAs later this month...
...with high FBI officials. The agents say that the Ohio Teamster leader manipulated the investigation by putting the bureau on the trail of his union enemies, small fry who were not essential to the case. Many agents question the value of using union chiefs as informants, insisting that they gain immunity from investigation but provide little in return...
Comparing feminist theory to Marxism. Bunch predicted that within several decades feminism will evolve into a coherent theory of revolutionary change, and will-provide the framework for women to gain power in the media and the national economy...