Word: prove
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...MIDDLE EAST. If Viet Nam is Nixon's most urgent problem, the Arab-Israeli face-down may well prove his most perilous concern. Once the Soviets decided to reinforce their Mediterranean fleet and serve as chief armorers and advisers to the Arabs, they raised the possibility of direct conflict between the superpowers in that volatile area. During the campaign Nixon urged that the U.S. help keep Israel militarily strong enough to ensure its survival-a recommendation that has, naturally, annoyed the Arabs. To reopen communications with both sides and seek out possible paths to reconciliation, Nixon has assigned Pennsylvania...
...succeed in prolonging the war one or two years, then even if Biafra is defeated, an exhausted Nigeria will not be a threat for some time to come. And the joy of it all is that France is not directly involved-or at least no one so far can prove that Paris...
...reversal of an old Henry James theme, and certainly a chance to see familiar territory peopled by somewhat stranger animals than one finds in your run-of-the-mill western. But it was not to be: after the dramatic novelty of an execrably-filmed first five minutes, the Europeans prove themselves no different from any old tourist-class wagon train passenger. We are left to coast along, languidly carried by the debatable charisma of Sean Connery fighting Indians...
...year of Harvard sports unusually dominated by sophomores, varsity fencing should prove to be no exception. The fencing team, which finished in the basement of the Ivy League last year and has been noted for anemic records in the past, is loaded with dazzling rookies...
...show up everyone else who had ever been on the program and especially Yale! For years they have heard me talking about the value of a good education, hard work, and much study. Granted, they haven't paid much attention to me, but here was my big chance to prove my point...