Word: losely
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Threat of War. As the battle raged in the cloakrooms and caucuses, it became clear that Judge Smith could lose. His highest count of supporters numbered 72 -and he needed nearly twice that number to control the 260-member Democratic caucus. The liberals, smelling blood, were faced with the necessity of winning three big votes-in the Democratic Committee on Committees, in the full party caucus, and on the floor of the House-before they could oust Colmer. (One big question: If Colmer was to be purged, what should the House do about the other three senior Mississippians who supported...
...This is the first time in 100 years that a candidate for the presidency announced the result of an election in which he was defeated,"* he said. "Those who lose accept the verdict and support those who win." Nixon thereupon offered his "heartfelt best wishes" to Kennedy and Johnson. When he had finished, House Speaker Sam Rayburn applauded, told Nixon it was the first speech he had ever applauded during his tenure as House Speaker. The Congress and the galleries exploded with the kind of ovation that belongs to a good loser who makes a gracious gesture...
...this," said one top New York Kennedy man, "we will weaken Rockefeller's presidential chances in '64." But if the party is torn asunder for two or three more years, we might very well lose the state-and the election...
Tarnished Knight. The big question was whom to choose to lose to Rockefeller in 1962. (The most hopeful Democrats doubt that Rocky's lead can be cut below 250,000.) Front-running candidate was Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr.-if he could ever live down his reputation as 1) a Stork Club playboy, 2) a lackluster candidate who lost by 173,000 votes when he ran for state attorney general in 1954, and 3) a lawyer who once accepted a fee from Dominican Dictator Rafael Trujillo...
...such objections to Metrecal, Quaker Oats's Quota and other 900-calorie milk formulas that are currently winning favor from dieters. "Metrecal is a pretty complete food," he says. "It contains large amounts of protein, vitamins and minerals. In the quantity of 900 calories a day, anyone will lose weight on it-20, 30 or 40 Ibs." But Keys worries that the Metrecal drinker will never make either the psychological or physiological adjustment to the idea of eating smaller portions of food...