Word: hopes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...certain that other members of the Air National Guard, like myself, hope that our role will be determined on the basis of the Air Guard's accomplishments and efficiency, and not upon political considerations or personal vendettas. We feel that the Guard's past record and accomplishments, level of proficiency, esprit de corps, and combat readiness will compare favorably with any organization in the Air Force, regular or reserve...
...Soft Sell. The hope of the Symington camp is that the other hopefuls' handicaps will keep any No. 1 choice from grabbing off the nomination on the early ballots, and that the deadlock-menaced convention will turn to just-about-everybody's No. 2, Stuart Symington, the man with no serious political scars or scabs...
...amiable smile overlaying a dependable core of toughness. Said he to a trouble-minded Lebanese rebel leader at the height of the Lebanon crisis in August 1958: "You know, we have the power to destroy your positions in a matter of seconds. We haven't used it. We hope we don't have to." He did not have to. Amid rising talk of an "understanding" with world Communism, Bob Murphy preferred to keep the peace with a discreetly muscular policy based on a cool assessment of Communism's performance and potential...
...wastrel is again James Tyrone, the elder brother who haunted his way through Long Day's Journey into Night: now, he is measurably nearer to the grave which is his best hope. The slut (this time paradoxically endowed with a strange secret of virginity) is a huge, slatternly girl, both proud and ashamed of her physical bulk and power...
With a tough forward wall, led by McGugan and Graham Russell, and a strong lineout, the three quarters can expect to be in control of the ball for a large part of the game. They hope to stop Princeton by the quick penetration and sure tackling of wing-forwards Ted Frembgen and Dick Holmes...