Word: gained
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Already it was becoming difficult for an entirely new club to gain acceptance. In 1885, five men from Beck Hall who had not made a final club formed what has become Delphic. Since candidates were leary about joining such an upstart organization and members were few, the steward kept the clubhouse lights turned up all night to simulate activity within. Even later when J. P. Morgan and others had lifted the club to success, it was known by its early nickname...
Seeking a revision in the section of the Federal Communications Act of 1934 which the Supreme Court has interpreted as prohibiting the use of wiretap evidence in Federal courts, Justice Department and FBI officials are hoping to gain the tool which will permit them to prosecute cases in which they lack other types of evidence. If Congress legalizes wiretap evidence, the Justice Department will undoubtedly try to avenge its failure to prove a case against Judith Coplon or to get the grand jury to indict Harry Dexter White...
CATTLEMEN may no longer have to gamble on which calves to sell off and which to keep for fattening. Dr. H. O. Kunkel, a biochemist at Texas A. & M. College, worked out a blood test that showed, on 300 cattle, which ones would gain the most weight...
Clasby in the first Harvard player to gain All-American recognition since Club Peabody in 1942. He is a third string back on this year's team...
Signifying Apathy. On election day, Candidate Jeger, seeking to take her late husband's seat in Parliament, won for the Socialists-with a gain of 2% over their 1951 majority. The turnout was less than in 1951, and Lord Beaverbrook's Tory Evening Standard claimed that the defeat "signifies only one thing: apathy." But the Socialists had increased their relative strength against the Tories by this same 2% in two other recent by-elections in Lancashire. Recent public-opinion polls also report an average 2% gain in Socialist popularity. In a general election this would be enough...