Word: pushed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...plans and talk them over with their advisers and tutors, claim the officials. On the incorrect assumption that bureaucrats want what they ask for, students frequently produce the study card but neglect the planning and discussion. Tutors aid the subversion of the card's aim by signing whatever tutees push at them, sometimes even blank study cards, without questions...
...people, having learned the safety of anonymity, were wary of proclaiming an individuality or a prosperity that might later be used against them. They had to be urged. Said a Peking commentator: "Let a few pioneers set the example and the masses will follow." To push the new look, fashion shows were staged in Peking. Shanghai, Canton and other cities. Despite warnings against tight dresses and too much "making up," sales of brassieres and Imperial Concubine face powder (named for a famous beauty of the Tang dynasty) shot up. A government official even spoke of "the beauty of curves...
...production giants. His cars are high-strung, low-slung machines with the delicate balance of a watch and the stamina of a bull rhino. The 3.5-liter Ferrari that won the Mille Miglia is powered with a huge twelve-cylinder engine, the only V12 currently in production, which can push it smoothly along the straightaway at close to 190 m.p.h. The weight of engine and chassis is kept low in relation to the horsepower (about 6 Ibs. per h.p.). Thus the cars have tremendous pickup. The low center of gravity (and just enough weight to keep rear wheels from spinning...
...pocket on the sleeve is hers for $25. Ideal for the girl (below) who wants to pet her oriental tiger or play with her orientals dolls are these black chino toreador pants for $5.98 with a black cotton classic blouse for $4.98. The black-and-red striped jacket has push up sleeves and sells...
...last week the Williams Irregulars took only a few minutes of the second period to open a hole big enough to push a 7-2 victory through...