Word: prove
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...armed with quips both spontaneous and prepared, with an all-purpose speech adaptable for local audiences, and a major address for Kansas State University to prove that he is no anti-intellectual (see EDUCATION). The idea of running for President, he said, both "scared him to death" and "honored" him. But everywhere that Ronnie went, the crowds were sure to grow. At four Reagan-graced fund-raising sessions the G.O.P. grossed...
...official talks on Britain's application for membership. Many feared that France might deliver the coup de gráce right then and there, ending Britain's hopes of gaining entry any time in the near future. What came was a glancing blow that was calculated to prove just as fatal...
Bobby Leo, Harvard's Saturday hero for three seasons, getting a chance to prove he can do it on Sunday with the Boston Patriots...
Luckily, there's not a chance that certain of his actions will be misunderstood. His playing is clearly outstanding, and should prove a most effective means of communicating his spirit...
...Race Relations Act has very limited effectiveness. Seventy per cent of the complaints brought to the attention of the local Committees prove to be outside their power. Most often it is a matter of discrimination in housing or employment, the two areas in which discrimination most seriously affects the lives of colored people...