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Word: mattering (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...this, and I think possibly this is the first time that I have ever violated my own conception of humility and modesty: I think I am more able than any one of those [Pentagon chiefs] ... to make an overall decision on behalf of the U.S. in this vital matter, because I again assure you that just . . . spending money does not make us stronger. Indeed, if you spend too much money, you will make us weaker. Remember, our system is a balanced one. We should not concern ourselves so much when somebody makes a demagogic talk about a missile, or somebody...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Priority Topics | 3/9/1959 | See Source »

...never allowed to vote on the quota issue himself, because farmers with less than 15 acres of wheat were barred from the referendum; 4) does not believe in the farm support program as a matter of principle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: The Reluctant Refugee | 3/9/1959 | See Source »

...Added Khrushchev: "It is well known that when people want to shelve a problem, it is drowned in endless verbiage from which, as from a swampy marsh, there is no exit." If the West really wanted a solution, it would have to agree to a summit conference, whose subject matter would be limited by Khrushchev. And it must not be a Big Four meeting like Geneva; Czechoslovakia and Poland would have to be included to give the Communists "parity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: The Message | 3/9/1959 | See Source »

...English instructor who set off a controversy at Brown Tuesday by demanding that intercollegiate football be banned at the university will have a chance to debate the matter with the athletic director and the head gridiron coach...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brown Instructor to Debate Coach Over Proposal to Abolish Football | 3/7/1959 | See Source »

Thus, the winner tonight, who will represent the Ivies in the upcoming NCAA tournament, will probably be the better squad--although anything can happen. But no matter who triumphs, it is almost a sure thing that powerful West Virginia, winner of the Southern Conference title, will outclass either in the first round of the tourney...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Indians, Tigers Play For Ivy Hoop Crown | 3/7/1959 | See Source »

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