Word: herculean
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...second instalment portrayed Harriet Tubman, the tiny but herculean conductor of the Underground Railroad, who never lost a passenger. Included was her gunboat raid into Confederate territory, making her, according to an official dispatch, "the only woman in American military history ever to plan and conduct an armed expedition against enemy forces...
Bayh, 39, first clashed with Poats, 44, when he was chief of AID for the Far East and overseer of the crash program to bolster South Viet Nam's chaotic economy during the herculean U.S. buildup in 1965-66. After Bayh learned that AID officials had bought galvanized steel from Korea for quick shipment to Viet Nam, he lambasted Poats and insisted that AID purchase primarily U.S. steel. Though the Senator comes up for re-election next year in a state that has a large steel industry, he claimed his opposition to Poats was based purely on his belief...
Romney surpassed even that herculean task. He amassed a 570,000-vote plurality, pulled Griffin in despite a formidable challenge from former six-term Governor G. Mennen ("Soapy") Williams, helped return five Republican underdogs to Congress, was instrumental in establishing G.O.P...
Image of Man. Unlike Western artists spellbound by the herculean Rockies, Homer mapped the more mercurial Eastern seacoast. From the Adirondack lakes, he followed streams in his fishing scenes down to where lonely dorymen bobbed on the icy Atlantic banks and sailors were blown through tropical cays. Ever present in Homer is the imminence of brewing nor'easters and hurricanes. But in fair weather or foul, Homer insisted on the image of man prevailing against nature...
...Borne Virus. The problem may be more difficult than the finances suggest. The world's greatest smallpox reservoir is the Indian subcontinent. In the 1950-51 winter epidemic season, the Republic of India recorded 225,000 cases and 57,000 deaths. By herculean efforts involving 420 million vaccinations, India has cut the toll, and the 1965-66 figures are expected to be closer to 10,000 cases and 2,500 deaths-an enormous achievement, even allowing for continued underreporting. The improvement has been made despite manpower shortages, and the fact that ordinary vaccine will not keep for more than...