Word: losely
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Payoff. There is, of course, a chance that the hostile Congressman might win the primary anyway-and then, his party split, go on to lose to a Republican in November. This prospect does not bother the Administration one bit. To get rid of a Southern Congressman who, by reason of seniority, has stood as a formidable roadblock to Kennedy programs, the Administration is willing to risk a Republican taking over-at least for a couple of years, after which the Administration would hope to win the place back with a Democrat more in its own image...
Such complaints are probably inevitable whenever a President's brother doubles as a top Administration official and a most-trusted political adviser. But it is also true that the disagreements will not cause the President's brother to lose any sleep-much less...
...Chancellor of the Exchequer Reginald Maudling's canny budget (TIME, April 12) will have boosted production, whittled unemployment and put extra spending money in lower-income pockets. In fact, many Tory M.P.s now fear that if the government waits until next year before calling the election, it may lose its gains in another winter slump and have even less time for recovery before its five-year mandate expires in October...
...officials to refer rejected applicants to one another would enlarge the pool of qualified job prospects for each agency. Appointment opportunities for each student would then be multiplied, and the agencies could afford greater selectivity in placing people in suitable positions. Nepotism made less essential to get jobs, would lose some of its appeal for well-qualified applicants...
...Rucker's heroics, it looked for the first seven innings as though the Crimson were about to lose the game and its chance for the Greater Boston League pennant. A tall Engineer lefthander named Harold Branson baffled the hitters with a steaming fast ball and a slow curve until his own wildness betrayed him in the late innings...