Word: prove
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...student must prove at all times that he is a full-time student in order to stay out of the Army, there is no latitude for the "year off" or "year abroad" which is often recommended by educators. Thus eliminating the leave of absence represents the first in a series of impositions which the Selective Service has introduced in the colleges...
More Independent. Many details remained to be worked out after approval of the coalition by both parties, not least the naming of Cabinet ministers. If the coalition functions smoothly, it will probably prove to be a boon for West Germany at this stage in its history. It will at least show the world that West Germany is united behind a strong rather than a weak government. And it may also enable the West Germans to present a single, serious face to both East and West as the country makes its way as a more independent force in a more united...
Like most diplomats. Brown has more than enough opportunities to bend an elbow-and he can prove irrepressible when doing so. His friends insist, however, that tales of his tippling are exaggerated by the British press, and that his unorthodox ways and occasional rudeness of manner are small prices to pay for the integrity and insight with which he tackles his job. Brown is awed by few people, not even by the royal family. When he encountered Princess Margaret at a recent party greeting other ladies with regal little kisses, he asked if he could have one too. Replied...
...Times, a discriminating one-man Guide Michelin to restaurants not just in Manhattan but throughout the nation, and editor of the 717-page The New York Times Cookbook (over 100,000 copies). "I love American cooking," says Claiborne, and he is writing a book on regional U.S. cooking to prove it. The recipes in the Times, some taken from hostesses whom Claiborne writes about, are so good that many women leave their cookbooks behind when they go on vacation, rely on the Times's menus almost entirely...
...baffling, absurd or impractical. Britain's Society of Motor Manufacturers recoils at the idea of a uniform PRNDL sequence of automatic shift positions, points out that some makes have fancy variations, including "two D positions" and even "the sequence RN1234D." Germany's Porsche objects to having to prove the safety of its gas tanks in actual crash tests, "because with a production of only 50 cars a day, one car represents a tremendous value." Volkswagen fears that the famous beetle will be in for an untoward face lifting if its bumpers must be raised to a standard height...