Word: heavier
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...official American view of the long month that began with the siege at Plei Me: "I consider this an unprecedented victory. At no time during the engagement have American troops been forced to withdraw or move back from their positions except for purposes of tactical maneuver. American casualties were heavier than in any previous engagement, but small by comparison with the enemy...
...grandiose industrial scheme laid out by Nehru, snatched away the styluses from New Delhi's army of blue printing planners, and cranked up a crash program of agricultural aid. Though industrial projects already un der way ($5 billion worth of them) will be allowed to reach completion, the heavier effort for the next few years will go into quick-yielding small projects for farmers - wells, irrigation and roads. This year's harvest gives him a breather: 87,200,000 tons of grain have been cut and winnowed...
...continued McNamara, the "picture is not all black." Behind that statement lay the fact that U.S. air strikes both in South Viet Nam and against North Viet Nam are definitely and visibly having effect. In the ground war, the Viet Cong are taking heavier casualties than the South Vietnamese government troops. Moreover, the Communists presumably know that they cannot achieve real victory until they occupy South Viet Nam's important population centers, and to do that, they must operate as large units. Yet any such move from terrorism and guerrilla warfare would render them vulnerable to superior American...
...itself is changing. Once, as the industry saying goes, brewmasters worked with "one hand on the vat and one hand on God," gave little thought to customer tastes. Now many customers want lighter beers like the "champagne of bottled beer" pioneered by Miller of Milwaukee, and brewmasters (who prefer heavier beer) are changing the proportion of malt, hops, rice and corn grits to provide it. One holdout is New York's F. & M. Schaefer Brewing Co. "We're willing to forsake all those people who drink a can of beer once every two weeks," says Market Development Manager...
Straw Men. While in space, McDivitt lost four pounds and White, eight. But heavy eating aboard the Wasp changed that. By the time they arrived back in the U.S., each was a pound heavier than before Gemini 4's takeoff...