Word: hopelessness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...shift in government policy appears to have been caused by friendly persuasion. The U.S. has decided that "rectification" of the Egyptian missile violations is hopeless. As an antidote to missiles, Washington is beefing up the Israeli air force and providing Mrs. Meir with additional economic aid. This provides an atmosphere in which Israel can return to the Jarring talks before the second 90-day cease-fire expires...
...statement of many a Supreme Court decision, are morally compelling, because of the lore and logic cited to support them. Beyond its direct application to Viet Nam, the book is a remarkable historic study of a line of social thought that many readers will begin by regarding as hopeless and legalistic, and end by admiring profoundly...
...other important races, Republican Governors also felt voter wrath over fiscal problems. Incumbents in the Midwest, Plains and Mountain states were ousted. Farmers' unhappiness over Administration agricultural policy was another factor. Congressman Clark MacGregor, enlisted to fight a hopeless battle against Hubert Humphrey, lost 58% v. 42%, a larger margin than he or the polls had predicted. Minnesota got a Democratic Governor as well. "My hunch," said MacGregor, "is that a latter-day populism is rising in the Upper Midwest. That would explain the similar pattern of voting in the cities and in the rural areas. It would...
...play itself is pleasant, but nothing to write home to Grosse Pointe about. It's got all the constituent parts-hopeless love, show biz, comic relief-but as Eddie tells Fanny in the first act: "Everything you've got's about right, but the damn thing don't come out right." Jule Styne and Bob Merrill's songs, on the other hand, are wonderful, from chorus songs like "Henry Street" to the torchy imitation of "My Man," "The Music that Makes Me Dance...
...fact that Harvard lost the services of senior Dave Powlison, who was poked in the eye on the follow-through of the Cornell player's shot. Ten seconds later the Crimson's leading scorer for the season, senior Tom McGill, fouled out, leaving Harvard in a rare and hopeless water polo situation-a seven to six man disadvantage...