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Word: regains (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...virus stays away, and Harvard can regain the form with which it attacked the Henley regatta earlier in the week, it will be difficult to keep them from the championship...

Author: By John L. Powers, | Title: Lights Win First Race at Henley | 7/3/1969 | See Source »

...course. If any government tries to stop us, we will have to defend ourselves against that government, whether or not it is Arab. We will not start the battle against Arab regimes, but if they try to stop us from fighting to regain our homeland, conflict is inevitable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: A Voice of Extremism | 6/13/1969 | See Source »

...despite the loss of their capital. Soon after Umuahia fell in April, Biafrans retaliated by recapturing the junction town of Owerri following a lengthy siege. Last week Biafran units were moving slowly southward from Owerri toward the oilfields around Port Harcourt. The Biafran strategy is not so much to regain lost territory as to prolong the standoff and inflict federal casualties until the Nigerians agree to peace talks and grant them independence. Toward such a goal, Count von Rosen's air force, however Lilliputian, is a significant help. As soon as his squadron has effectively disabled Nigerian airpower...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Biafra: How to Build an Instant Air Force | 6/6/1969 | See Source »

...Revolution, China was too weak in air, sea and industrial power to sustain a modern war much beyond its borders. However absurd it may seem to Americans, the Chi nese regard their actions in Korea and Viet Nam as defensive, and those in Tibet and India as attempts to regain territory that all Chinese (including the exiled Nationalists) have long claimed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: RETHINKING U.S. CHINA POLICY | 6/6/1969 | See Source »

Both players repeated on the All-Ivy first team after being the only sophomores named to it last year. Maybe next spring Ince will regain the crown. Or perhaps Johnsen will win it. On the other hand, maybe coach Bruce Munro will. Ince and Johnsen played together at Garden City High School on Long Island and were the two super scorers earlier this season before Webster rallied...

Author: By Bennett H. Beach, | Title: Soaking Up the Bennies | 5/28/1969 | See Source »

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