Word: predecessors
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There is no absolute guarantee, however, that Abrams will follow exactly in the path of Westmoreland. In Viet Nam, for example, Abrams moved the Army away from his predecessor's massive search-and-destroy methods to vigorous, small-unit tactics aimed at keeping the enemy off balance. Along with this went heavily increased emphasis on Vietnamization...
WCVB appears little different from its predecessor, even to the point of retaining intact WHDH news staff. But there seems to be reason for a wait-and-see attitude. Gardner said that a major effort will be made improving WCVB's news programs, a move which might minimize the informational gap created by the death of the Herald-Traveler. He expected WCVB news to be doing more investigative reporting, and to use better graphics and visual aids...
There is no doubt that Bok's style varies drastically from that of his predecessor, Nathan M. Pusey '28. His reputation is that of a crisis solver; in this respect, he has demonstrated an irritating, but apparently effective, knack for avoiding direct confrontation through postponement. Rather than meet an issue head-on, he defers to "a need for further discussion," discussions in which he ostensibly tries to assert the strength of his own convictions...
...When talking about preparing Penn crews for the Sprints while our exams are still in progress, my predecessor. Joe Burk used to say that 'if you won the Adams Cup by a length and a half, you'd be lucky to get in a dead heat at the Sprints,' and since we finished 1000 meters behind Harvard last week it looks like we're sort of out of it." Nash said...
Whether the present Soviet leaders will risk the fate of their predecessor is still unclear. The SALT negotiations, the fate of North Vietnam, the possibility of a summer with President Nixon on May 22, and the future of civilization depend on that decision...