Word: losely
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...address the government in exile." When he said farewell to a group of cheering campaign workers, he added: "I may be visibly moved. I have been very careful not to be visibly moved throughout my campaign. If you people keep on this way, I may, as we say, lose my cool." Already, some of his followers were wearing black arm bands and a new campaign button. It was blank...
...under-par 276 for 72 holes, then rammed home a 15-ft. birdie putt on the third play-off hole to gain his first professional victory and the $20,000 winner's check. The previous week he led the $250,000 Westchester Classic after three rounds, only to lose to Boros on the final hole. That time Murph picked up a check for $20,416. Total earnings to date...
...that began with a quest for moral grandeur has bogged down in the effort to keep society from exploding. Gone is the idea that a big power can safely fight a limited war against a small power. Instead, North Viet Nam forced the U.S. to spend $85 billion and lose moral prestige in much of the world. At home, vast New Dealish programs have failed to cure poverty; civil rights legislation has left Negroes more frustrated than ever. For all the U.S.'s faith in uni versal higher education, many of the nation's brightest youths have rebelled...
...among past and present customers: Banker Robert Lehman, Comedian Jack Benny, Actress Joan Fontaine). For would-be instant cattlemen, Oppenheimer will assemble a herd, buy a spread, hire a manager and oversee the whole operation. "Real crapshooters," as Oppenheimer calls clients who are able and willing to win or lose as much as 50% on their money in a single year, can go for so-called "feeder contracts." For a down payment of $50,000 or so, Oppenheimer will handle the financing and feeding of a 500-head herd until the cattle reach proper weight and grade. The herd must...
...traditional No. 1 crop, scores of white settlers were left without compensation. Now the Socialists in Dar es Salaam are quietly advising some ex-sisal farmers that they can have their plantations back. The government has decided that it is better, after all, for the individual entrepreneur to lose money than for it to take a beating in its budget. Sisal used to be Tanzania's largest export earner: it brought in $61 million as recently as 1964. With slipping prices, the fibers accounted for only $36 million by 1967. Even at that, Tanzania has admitted that...