Word: gained
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...reluctance to push matters to a fighting conclusion stemmed from the realization, among many Christians and Moslems alike, that prosperous Lebanon could exist only as a dual state of Moslems and Christians, and if events were pushed to an armed test of the West against Nasserism, no one would gain...
...soothsayers (U Nu sent his favorite astrologer to India to check his findings with expert colleagues). Deputies were exhorted to drink "oath water" proffered by Buddhist monks, vowing allegiance to one side or the other. The opposition accused U Nu of being the sort of man "who, to gain power, would dig for buried treasure in his father's forehead," and charged him with entering an "unholy alliance" to deliver Burma to the Communists. Nu's supporters struck back by reviling Swe and Nyein as "American stooges" who wanted to force Burma into anti-Communist blocs, including SEATO...
Puerto Rican yearly average migration of 50,000 is a trifle. In New York City some Puerto Ricans have managed to gain for the rest an outsize reputation as gang fighters. West Side Story-style; actually, Puerto Ricans form 8% of the population, and their share of the crime rate is only slightly more than...
Construction showed a $400 million gain to $4.1 billion in May-and gave the Northwest's troublesome lumber industry real hope for better business. Though output is down 10% from last year, lumbermen talk encouragingly of a second-half push that might carry the industry 2% or 3% ahead...
...most intellectually stimulating of the activities. (For the past four years, the valedictorian has been a debater.) A student who is bored with his social studies courses can explore problems of national and international politics for debates and extemporaneous speaking contests. By writing debate cases, he will gain more experience for college paper-writing than through the infrequent English course essays...