Word: proved
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...certain degree of professionalism in athletic administration," that exists even without a Harvard degree. Though he adds that his long stay at Harvard had made him enough of an "insider" that his lack of a Harvard sheepskin "was not what undid me," he still notes, as if forced to prove a debatable point, that "I know as much about athletics at Harvard as anyone who spent four years here as an undergraduate." That is probably true, but it did not get Pittenger the job he wanted...
Beyond that foundation of returnees, nothing is certain. The front line has been totaled by the loss of Lyman Bullard, Dave Acorn, Eric Zager and George Grassby (to graduation), and Dave Eaton (to a leave of absence). Dave Updike and Tom Hsiao may prove capable fill-ins, but in all likelihood the final lineups will not be set until the team completes a few games...
...depend on the weather than on complex Government plans involving stockpiles and support prices. If the weather is good, the mountains of soybeans and cereal could be around for a long time. But the weather has a way of turning bad, and those burdensome American surpluses could soon prove to be a blessing to consumers round the world...
...paved the way for Communist dogmatism by spreading a naive faith in the historical inevitability of human progress. "The harsh truth," in Lévy's view, is that "the world is in a bad state. We are realizing that the 20th century's great invention may prove to be the concentration camp, which is generalized murder for reasons of state...
...series is set in the Hollywood television industry-a milieu that could prove to be as durable as the Minneapolis TV newsroom of MTM. White plays Joyce Whitman, a veteran TV actress who stars in a fictional network cop show called Undercover Woman. Joyce's ex-husband, a self-described "cold fish" played with slimy charm by John Hillerman, is also her director, and for much of the first episode, the two ex-spouses rekindle their marital acrimony by trading insults on the Undercover Woman set. Occasionally-and gratuitously-Joyce's roommate (Georgia Engel, another MTM refugee) pops...