Word: proved
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...unwise for a President to signal in advance what options he might exercise if any international problem arose." He recalled that Secretary of State Dean Acheson had drawn a U.S. defense perimeter in 1950 that did not include South Korea and suggested ("I can't prove it's true or untrue") that it may have invited the North Koreans to invade. Carter also flubbed by saying that a Soviet move into Yugoslavia involved "the internal affairs of another country." He had a point when he argued that such a move was highly unlikely and would not directly threaten...
...Giants' brass decided to take some remedial action last week and axed third-year head coach Bill Arnsparger in what should prove a futile attempt to shake up the moribund squad. His successor is assistant coach for "research and development" John McVay, who played collegiate ball with Arnsparger on a 1950 Miami of Ohio squad that included 19 other present NFL coaches...
...Transkei's independence is a meaningless one, since the new state will be unable to break out of this pattern of exploitation. Chief Gatsha Buthelezi, leader of the Kwazulu homeland and one of the most outspoken homeland chiefs, has said, "I challenge anyone to prove to me that the majority of blacks do in fact want the so-called independence which is offered to our Reserves, now called 'homelands'...The majority of the black people do not want to abandon their birth right. They have toiled for generations to create the wealth of South Africa. They intend to participate...
...prediction assumes that certain changes will take place by the year 2000.Third World countries, for example, are expected to double or treble agricultural output. Another assumption is that North America and Japan will double aid to Third World nations and accept more exports from them. Even if such changes prove slow in coming, there is at least some cause for cheer in the suggestion that the globe's natural treasures may not run out as soon as the pessimists have forecast...
...vastly exaggerated claims that Carter, as President, would increase Government spending by at least $100 billion and boost taxes for everyone earning more than $14,000 a year. At almost the same moment, Carter was promising he would "never" boost taxes on wages or salaries, a pledge that could prove tough to keep. Though Carter muted his harsh rhetoric of the previous week, he nonetheless characterized the past two Republican Administrations as "wasteful," "incompetent," "ineffective" and "fuzzy-headed." So much for the high road...