Word: proved
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...chandeliers. And Astaire needed the foil of stupid, stuffy Edward Everett Horton to show off his own urbanity. Reynold's counterpart to Horton is his mother, normally silly Mildred Natwick, who breezes in and out in two scenes with exceptional sanity, leaving Reynolds only his own acting ability to prove his sophistication. Unfortunately, that's not enough. Eileen Brennan as a crass, nymphomaniacal maid is a welcome counterpart to Shepherd. But Cybill still insists on gimmicks like crescendoing off-key "Or is it at long last love?" and then sticking her tongue into her cheek, shrugging her shoulders and giggling...
...Communists in the insurgent movement. Perhaps the clever Sihanouk will play a larger role than is now anticipated. The Khmer Rouge, which lacks a strong cadre of leaders, may be forced to rely upon the existing bureaucracy. Moreover, the traditional Cambodian hatred of all things Vietnamese may prove a stronger motivating power than Hanoi's ideology. But such matters are largely beyond the bounds of U.S. influence...
...minority recruiter to visit numerous colleges and universities, trying to persuade qualified minority candidates to apply here. For the first time, the GSAS this year made use of the Minority Students Locater Test Service, which provides names of minority students at universities for a fee. The statistics indisputedly prove that the recruitment plans of both admissions offices are dismal failures...
...through the ranks at U.C., along the way collecting what he terms his most satisfying achievement: U.C.L.A.'s distinguished teaching award. He still likes to return to the classroom; last year he found time to teach a freshman seminar in cosmology (the study of the universe) "just to prove to myself that I still knew enough physics...
...nobody there, except a guy sitting in the corner smoking a cigarette and reading a magazine, or maybe a man in a green eye-shade at a desk, but neither of them knows anything anyway. The argument ends. "If you take risks, you can act in ways that will prove interesting, effective and will be seized upon and ratified by the powers on high...