Word: proved
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...elections [Nov. 20] prove once again that the majority of the people in this country are not going to tolerate extremes on either end of the spectrum. The people have shown that this country will continue to be governed on a moderate basis, with forces from both left and right acting in balance to steer America on its proper course...
...This could be the year we get jolted," he said, "but I never look at it that way--this is a year we can prove we're real champions by winning under adverse condition. I know we'll be a solid team, but the challenge is mastering a good level-handed attitude and the determination to prove we're the best no matter what." Harvard certainly has the talent, on last season's nucleus returns, having swept all three divisions of competition in the 1972 National Intercollegiate Squash Racquets Association tournament (NISRA) last spring...
While its idiosyncrasies, snappy production and historical importance make The Great God Brown worth a theatre buff's while, the failure of its naked intellectualization should prove once and for all that there is no place for nudity in the theatre...
...vociferously supports Pompidou's embattled Gaullists, it may be irrevocably branded a government mouthpiece. Publisher Chevrillon thinks that Le Point will be strong enough by election time to back whom it pleases and ignore such charges. "There's room for us," he says, "and we'll prove it then...
...Most poisonous substances are marked clearly enough to alert adults as to their hazards, but these warnings frequently prove ineffective for children. Many youngsters cannot decipher the labels even if they try; some are more attracted than repelled by the traditional skull-and-crossbones caution symbol. A new design, however, appears to get the message across. Known as Mr. Yuk, it consists of a face with an agonized expression and protruding tongue, which tell a child that the stuff he is about to consume...