Word: overextend
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Before President Nixon becomes too upset over the trends toward neo-isolationism that he perceives in this country, maybe he should give cognizance to the fact that the Russians have won their most significant victories by encouraging their foes to overextend themselves...
...week of triumph for the Congo's professionals. In a freelance foray, a band of 14 white mercenaries blithely recaptured the strategic Congo River port of Lisala, despite orders from the timorous Congolese army high command not to overextend their supply lines. The mercenaries - mostly Southern Rhodesians - cut down 160 of the 3,000 well-armed rebel defenders, had to drive their Jeeps over mounds of rebel dead to enter the Moyen Congo provincial capital. Another mercenary band took back the North Katanga town of Kongolo, found that, as usual, the rebels had slaughtered the whole "intellectual" population...
...make it attractive enough to invite a buyer-have already put their plans before the CAB. Stockholders in both companies, and the CAB itself, must approve the merger before it can go into effect. The CAB is partly to blame for Capital's troubles for allowing it to overextend itself. Hitherto, the CAB has followed a resolute policy of encouraging competition, discouraging mergers. If it reverses its position and okays the United-Capital plan-as most industry experts believe it will-it could start a flurry of mergers throughout the U.S. airline industry...