Word: narrowed
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Competition abounds, In the elite eights division, a seesaw contest between Vespers Boat Club of Philadelphia and Princeton provided a spectacle through the threemile course, with a narrow victory going to Vespers...
...million people saw at least part of the debate, v. 85 million for the first encounter. Because of Carter's style-an obviously nimble mind and a more relaxed, spontaneous delivery than Ford's-he was generally judged, even by some Administration insiders, to be a narrow winner over Ford, who usually appeared self-confident but occasionally sounded tense and irritable. At times Ford looked like an angry lineman glaring at a linebacker whom he was about to obliterate, though he never quite succeeded...
...budget proposal for fiscal 1977 by $6.8 billion. By Carter's account, Ford then gradually added back $6.3 billion for political reasons-$3 billion after his unpopular dismissal of Schlesinger, $1.5 billion after Ronald Reagan won the Texas primary and $1.8 billion on the eve of his narrow victory at the Republican National Convention. Actually, Ford asked for the $1.5 billion before the Texas primary; the appeal for $1.8 billion was merely a plea that Congress restore money it had cut from the budget. As Carter noted, however, Administration budget experts have admitted writing a $3 billion cushion into...
Daley, of course, may have something to say about that once he fine tunes his vaunted Cook County organization. But in four different polls, Thompson has been ahead by margins ranging from 15 to 24 percentage points, and even Daley may not be able to narrow that sufficiently. On the campaign trail, Hewlett, 62, who established a good record as state auditor for twelve years and as secretary of state since 1972, has come across as a buffoon. He once said "F-you" to a television reporter-on camera. He also offered up a straight line to Thompson by criticizing...
...freshman booters found themselves unable to kick up their heels yesterday and play the kind of game they like best, bowing on Amherst's long and narrow field...