Word: meant
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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This walk meant a lot to us, so even when it started dismally, we didn't think of turning back. Over the bridge to Washington from Virginia, where Tinsley lived when that was his habit, the wind blew like hell and the name placard flapped around, twisting and turning. It gave up on that after a while and then just hung there doing nothing at all. And I froze on that bridge...
...coffins on the big platform and I started to really concentrate. I tried to think about what this whole procedure had meant. We were told to rip the cards from the string around our necks. So I carried this card in my hand and stared at the coffin where I was to dispose of Tinsley Bryant...
...That meant that this week's protest, which will center on a march in Washington, will no doubt have the backing of those who turned out peacefully last month with armbands and candles. The second round, which might have lost support had Nixon given way, is now almost sure to have extra impact...
...Until last June, each university had its performance reviewed by the agency that provided the largest research grant. For Harvard, that meant the Atomic Energy Commission...
...later explained that he meant the Washington protest to be peaceful, and said it was an effort to put political pressure on the Justice Department to stop the trial, "I think any violence [at that demonstration] will come from the police," he said...