Word: leaned
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...SADDEST SUMMER OF SAMUEL S, by J. P. Donleavy. A writer who can see the humor in human despair, Novelist Donleavy here disburses another handsome, lean portion of his inexhaustible wit, this time about a man who embarks on a successful search for hopelessness...
...dimensions of Labor's victory became clear, the normally ebullient Heath spoke soberly to reporters. Privately, he had not thought that he could beat Wilson, but he had hoped to hold Labor to a lean margin. "Our campaign was ahead of its time," explained Heath. "We did not succeed in convincing the people of the dangers facing the country. But as time passes, people will remember what was said in this campaign." Perhaps so, but as leader during such a defeat, Heath is in some danger of being dumped as the Conservatives reshape their strategy to challenge Labor...
...issue of auto safety is as complex as it is emotional, and the inevitable temptation is to lean on cliches and pick a scapegoat. The auto companies for years have blamed the driver, pointing to the National Safety Council's estimate that 85% of all accidents result from careless driving. Psychologists agree that driving is a direct extension of the human personality, reflecting tendencies to care, compassion, aggression or even suicide. Lately, however, some polemicists have been trying to place all the blame on the machines, not on the man. Most conspicuous among these is Lawyer Ralph Nader...
...China's trade was with industrialized non-Communist countries. Japan has, I believe, replaced Russia as her leading trade partner. Not one of China's leading trade partners can be classed a strong ally, and ten of these are allies or close to the United States. The rigid "lean-to-one-side" posture of 1949 seems to have crumpled...
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO. Omar Sharif and Julie Christie lead an exceptional cast through romance and revolution in Director David Lean's eye-filling facsimile of Pasternak's Russia...