Word: narrower
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...three weeks, both sides skirmished, with tit-for-tat briefings by experts, breakfast discussions and discreet lobbying. On the eve of the vote, the Administration was confident, but anticipated a narrow margin. Instead, the override attempt lost, 191 to 206, falling 74 votes short of the necessary two-thirds majority. Much of Carter's support came from Democratic liberals who opposed the carrier. Moreover, many members shared Texas Democrat George Mahon's reluctance to "repudiate the President at a time when he needs strength in his quest for peace in the Middle East...
...Saadabad Palace, the Shah was plainly an immensely saddened man. It showed in his face, which was grim and gaunt, and in his eyes, which were tired and melancholy. Even his dress, so often elegant, was somber. He wore a dark, formal suit, an unadorned white shirt and a narrow, conservative tie. There was little life and much caution in his voice. He answered questions after long and painful pauses. A few paces behind him stood a security man. Outside, there were tanks around the grounds-the first time in 25 years that tanks have been seen at the palace...
...center dispensed cheap booze (35? for a beer, 50? for hard stuff). Idle journalists could walk the length of Thurmont's main street in about seven minutes or gawk at ABC's Barbara Walters and Anchor Frank Reynolds as they tried to negotiate the town's narrow streets in their matching chauffeur-driven Fleetwood limousines...
...entirely correct in asking) is Danny O'Day? A promoter, comes the answer, full-square and high-balling down a narrow-gauge track, and the man behind "Rock and Roll Heaven...
Early on, Anthony Lewis, a New York Times columnist knowledgeable in the law, wrote that if Jersey higher courts are "wise enough to rescue the trial judge from his mistake" and narrow the material sought, "I think the reporter and the paper will face a compelling obligation to comply." In the emotional atmosphere around the Times newsroom, this was courageous counsel; it also appears to be what the Times is prepared...