Word: propeled
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Republican were impressive not for their departure from tradition, as the Democrats had been in July, but for their adherence to the strictest guidelines of party politics. They sought to reinforce an already wide lead in Presidential polls, to coalesce unlikely allies into an unbeatable force designed to propel Richard Nixon back to the White House with something he has never won in a Presidential race--the vote of the majority...
Some mines can sit on the bottom for a time, awaiting a coded signal to activate. On signal, they can propel themselves through the water to a different position, or can search for a target...
...strong. Humphrey and McGovern, the principal contenders, were looking farther down the calendar, to Oregon on May 23 and, more important, to California on June 6. California, with its 271 delegate votes, winner take all, had become the Democrats' new political grail. Victory there might be enough to propel either McGovern or Humphrey to the nomination...
...Peter Peterson, a presidential aide for international economic affairs, joined the sessions. Volcker and Speechwriter Bill Safire sneaked across Washington to the Anacostia Naval Air Station, where they boarded a helicopter for Camp David. John Connally, who had no way of knowing that the pressure on the dollar would propel him into prominence so soon, had just gone to his Texas ranch for a vacation. He jetted hastily back, and when the first meeting began Friday afternoon, he sat at Nixon's right...
...have not yet risen, but they are likely to. At an average 7.5%, they are no longer competitive with the yield that lenders can get on bonds and other long-term investments. An increase in mortgage rates could stop the upturn in home building that has so far helped propel the modest economic recovery. Further, the rise in long-term interest rates indicates the financial community's lack of confidence that the Nixon Administration's policies will eventually defeat inflation. A rule of thumb in the credit markets is that the "basic" interest rate on long-term borrowings...