Word: roughed
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...conventional weapons. Superiority in those areas compensates for others where the Soviets have a numerical lead over the U.S., particularly land-based ballistic missiles. There are trends on both sides that augur badly for the stability of the military competition, but the superpowers are still in a state of rough equivalence...
...perfect choice to make the first significant black bid for the presidency.* He is frequently blustery, volatile and egotistical. But he is the only black leader with the drive and audacity to mount such an extraordinary political campaign. Revolutions of all kinds-political, economic, social-are often led by rough-edged men, and Jackson is unexceptional in their company. The established order is invariably unnerved by firebrands with fiercely held views, especially if those views stir the masses. The press is equally "traumatized," says Jackson, who has grown cool to even the black reporters who trail him. No longer does...
...integral part of the American scene for over 100 years that it is possible to make some social history of it. Jules Tygiel, in his recent perceptive biography of Jackie Robinson, did just that, using the life of the man who broke baseball's color barrier as a rough metaphor for the desegregation of America. Tygiel's effort wasn't pretentious, because it was grounded in a proper respect for and devotion to the game irrespective of its broader relevance; but, in reaching higher, it offered a broader statement than simply just who Jackie Robinson...
...first half was very rough so they stayed close," senior Co-Captain Edd Fleming said. "We didn't move very well for the first thousand meters...
...voice seemed strained from too many performances. His excellent portrayal of the confusion of being half-mortal and half-fairy is most poignant as he croons for his bellowed, shepherdess. Phyllis, Julis Friedi's Iolanthe is delightful, although she spends little time on stage. When she does appear, her rough also blasts out, revealing an unusual voice that contrasts well with the others...