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Word: lead (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...guide line of U.S. policy, as the Western world's foreign ministers prepared last week for a May 11 conference that would presumably lead to the summit, was firmness against Soviet aggression in Germany or anywhere else. But the guide line of U.S. aims and ambitions, as measured by the human spirit since man saw Prometheus steal fire from the gods, was perhaps better characterized by 1) a mellow old man who had spent his life seeking new frontiers of truth and order, and 2) seven young men on the threshold of high adventure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATION: Spirit of Prometheus | 4/20/1959 | See Source »

Williams, pitcher-outfielder from Oklahoma City, will play in left, except when he takes his turn on the mound. Switch-batter Williams is a long-ball hitter and will bat cleanup. Also very strong at the plate is Drummey, left-handed lead off man, who hits to all fields. Morse and Bernstein, who bats from the left side, are also expected to compile high averages this spring...

Author: By Robert E. Smith, | Title: Crimson Freshman Nine Features Balance, Depth at Crucial Positions | 4/18/1959 | See Source »

Additional admissions requirements might lead "to a serious decline in the quality of the Harvard student body," Dean Bender stated. He claimed that any change in policy must come with co-operation, since by acting alone, Harvard will lose many high-quality students...

Author: By Claude E. Welch jr., | Title: Professor Deplores Low Science Requirements | 4/17/1959 | See Source »

...curriculum, and it affects his standing in the community and his regard for himself. In his tutorial group he may flounder about for the answer, and blench under the cool satire of his tutor, but once inside his office he is a different person. This double role may conceivably lead the student-leader into almost a withdrawal into what might be termed academic schizophrenia in which he loses contact with the academic reality of Harvard and narrows his world to that of the group he heads...

Author: By Richard N. Levy, | Title: Student Representative: Academic Alienation | 4/17/1959 | See Source »

...after winning the first set, and that was all the Crimson captain needed. The Tech star was unable to regain his touch, while Weld, who had started slowly grew stronger and stronger. In the final set, he broke Karman's service at love in the sixth game to lead by 4-2, and when Karman pulled up to 5-4, Weld broke service again to win the match...

Author: By Peter J. Rothenberg, | Title: Tennis Varsity Defeats M.I.T., 9-0; Weld Conquers Favored Engineer | 4/16/1959 | See Source »

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