Word: prove
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...halt to U.S. bombing of the North. Assistant Secretary of State William Bundy hinted that a bombing pause would indeed be a key issue at Hawaii. Cyrus Vance, No. 2 man on the Paris negotiating team, emphasized the recent lull in fighting around Saigon, feeding speculation that it might prove to be the reciprocal gesture the U.S. has long demanded from Hanoi...
...Warren court. For Abe Fortas, the confrontation must have been an occasion of particular pain. After four days of hearings before James Eastland's Senate Judiciary Committee, it was plain that the most serious impediment to his confirmation as 15th Chief Justice of the United States may prove to be his friendship with Lyndon Johnson...
...satire, and not society, but the author's tone does not support this; it is so obvious that it doesn't support anything. It may also be argued that this is all part of a subtle master plan, as when novels are made boring to prove that the exquisitely bored characters that languish in them really find life boring. The danger in such cases is that one original, strikingly phrased thought could spoil the whole book. That pitfall has been avoided here...
With 32 depositor nations among its members, the Manila-based Asian Development Bank, in the 18 months of its lifetime, has sought to prove its own stability in an area of economic turmoil. Its funds - partly kept on demand in 44 world banks-- earned interest of $4.5 million in 1967 while a multitude of possible investments were being cautiously evaluated. "We are new boys in this business," says Bank President Takeshi Watanabe, 62, of Japan, "and we must be sure of what we are doing...
Perhaps the biggest stumbling block for ADB is its 61% interest rate, which reflects the world's tight-money markets. For struggling member-customers like Nepal, the rate could prove prohibitive. To offset this and make money more attainable, the bank is creating a special loan fund that promises to benefit both donor and recipient. The borrower would get his money at reasonable terms in exchange for agreeing to buy from donor countries the supplies for the projects involved. Canada, Denmark and Japan have promised contributions to the special fund, but its success may well depend on U.S. participation...