Word: minimum
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...know that to govern is the most difficult art of all, since it deals with the evasive nature and changeable feelings of men, who yearn to live in peace and reach at least a minimum of happiness...
...election. Despite their unexpectedly poor showing, the Gaullists had still captured at least 244 of the Assembly's 487 seats, and could count on the support of a handful of Deputies who had won as independent moderates. De Gaulle's majority had been reduced to a minimum, but it was still very much intact. The opposition might be stronger, but it was still the minority. As in the previous Assembly, it could oppose the government but not replace it. "It's always the same verbalism from the left," said De Gaulle...
...most pampered and mysterious ladies of the Italian Renaissance took up official residence in Washington last week. With a minimum of fanfare, Leonardo da Vinci's Ginevra dei Bend (see color), acquired from the private collection of Prince Franz Josef II of Liechtenstein for more than $5,000,000 last month, went on display in solitary splendor in the National Gallery's "Lobby B," a small anteroom with a 28-ft. ceiling, limestone walls and a marble floor...
...mammoth task of selecting ASPAU scholars begin in the fall of each year when newspaper advertisements and radio spots invite applications. Preliminary processing is handled by field representatives of the African-American Institute who weed out applicants who have not attained a minimum standard in local high schools. The Institute also administers a specially designed College Board examination which further narrows the field...
...lines from the cartoon series, a revue never more than thimble full. Like Punch and Judy, the characters cannot grow, but merely repeat themselves. There is always something affected about grown men and women pretending to be children and dogs, but this cast manages it with a minimum of annoyance. Peanuts is for devout fans, yes; for theater fun-seekers...