Word: lended
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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MORGAN! Polished performances by Vanessa Redgrave and David Warner lend luster to an oddball comedy about an eccentric London painter who woos his former wife gorilla-style...
...Porcellian is reputed to hold the most elegant "punches," the weekend outings to which would-be members are invited for inspection. With more local graduates to choose from--the Porcellian is partial to Old Boston families--the club can always find a wealthy alumnus who will lend his palatial residence and spacious lawns to the club for a raucous afternoon of football and drinking, usually carried on simultaneously. Skeet shooting, bowls, or other forms of leisurely recreation are sometimes provided for the less energetic...
...area, the Supreme Court's one-man-one-vote decision freed state legislatures from the hard and ancient grip of rural domination. But for all that, in a nation that embraces a bewildering diversity of sects and sections, there are a great many national problems that do not lend themselves to a single, unbending national solution...
...central point or idea has been ignored and I find myself embroiled in a silly controversy over some minor observation which could as well have been left out of the speech. I think you have responsibility for conveying the essence of messages and not just those parts which lend themselves to controversy." As for the brothel remark, said Fulbright, it was intended to illustrate the "general proposition that rich and strong nations have a powerful impact on small and weak ones. Frankly, it never occurred to me that a brief summary of an article by Neil Sheehan...
...pending cases lend urgency to Fortas' fears. In 1957 Robert A. Miller, 16, was picked up for auto theft in Seattle, summarily sent to an adult court and given a ten-year sentence. Now 25, and still in prison, Miller argues that he was denied due process and equal protection of the laws. Last month, acting as his own counsel, Miller won a crucial round: the Supreme Court agreed to review his case-the first state juvenile proceeding to reach the nation's highest tribunal...