Word: risked
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...prevent the establishment of another Communist state, especially in the Caribbean area. This was the policy of the Kennedy administration; this has been the policy of the Johnson administration; this is certainly the overwhelming and convinced sentiment of this country... So a President faced with a substantial risk (I would put it even higher): a very serious danger that what had passed in a moment of crisis into the hands of Communists might become a new Communist authority; a President faced with that kind of situation had no other choice. I feel that there has been no shortage of explanations...
...specter than the very present one of Communism in this hemisphere. I don't see frankly how any President of the United States in 1965 can sit in the White House and send Americans to die against Communists across the world in Viet Nam and take any serious risk of another Communist state on your doorstep...
...many precedent-making decisions of the higher courts, which resulted in reversals of decisions and the granting of new trials. This arrest is such an instance, where the releasing of information could prejudice a defendant's right to a fair trial." In short, why run the risk of violating constitutional rights, thus giving unwitting aid to guilty...
...stops were crucial. To encourage drivers to carry lighter fuel loads, thereby reducing the risk of crash or fire, officials required all cars to stop at least twice. Sloppy work by Lotus mechanics had hurt Clark's chances in 1963 (he finished second to Parnelli Jones), and Designer Colin Chapman was determined not to let this happen again. Carefully calculating Clark's rate of fuel consumption (3 mi. per gal. of alcohol), he scheduled a stop every 162 mi. He redesigned the Lotus' gas tank to speed up the refueling process. Finally, he hired a crew...
...While the lower rate will tempt some international speculators to shift their money out of British banks, the government hopes that it will also stimulate the economy sufficiently to at tract other deposits. The Bank of Eng land's directors felt confident enough to take that risk because British reserves are strengthening; last week the Treas ury announced that the sterling area's gold and foreign currency reserves rose $165 million in May, to a two-year high of $2.9 billion. By week's end the pound rallied on the world money markets and climbed to within...