Word: momentum
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...doesn't read the papers raw very much." Observes TIME'S Washington Bureau Chief Hugh Sidey: "There is about Nixon's presidency the feeling of theater. When the performance is over and the lights go out, there is an eerie nothingness?no heart, no feeling of movement or national momentum...
...high school level, strikes were losing momentum as school officials began to take disciplinary action. In Massachusetts, approximately 200 Tewksbury High Schools students were given three-day suspensions for their Friday protest...
...knew what or where the CFIA was. The crowd obediently turned to retrace its steps down Divinity Ave., but bypassed the CFIA with only minor trashing. The momentum was carrying people back to the Square where the geography was more familiar and the scenario more established...
...attempt to censure the President for exceeding his constitutional authority. But they can scarcely force the Nixon government to resign and face general elections. U.S. politics are designed for the slow boil, not the blow-up. Political organizing (which, for simplicity, we may define as canvassing) feeds on election momentum. Organizing now requires a format like general elections to expend itself successfully...
...Bruins put in three more shots before Ince finally got the first Harvard goal on a pass from Phil Zuckerman at 13:35 of the opening period. The Crimson maintained momentum for another few minutes, and Cle Landolt narrowed the lead...