Word: salient
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...only other problem (besides its pitching and offense) is the defense. Really sloppy fielding has been a salient characteristic of recent games. The varsity must also improve its play in the field if it hopes to top the Cadets today...
...Marxist and non-Marxist left movements of this age that command the attention of the peoples of the world. It is the left movements and the non-left reaction to these movements that are the salient characteristics of the 1960s...
...Indian jawans (G.I.s) stormed into "the forward slopes of the Chinese position in spite of heavy enemy fire." The Chinese counterattack was beaten off and, at day's end the fighting flared north and west of Walong as the Chinese tried to pinch off the Indian salient in their lines...
...northeastern corner of Kashmir, the Chinese goal is fairly clear. The area in dispute, Ladakh, forms a salient between Tibet and Sinkiang. Although this area has been officially under Indian administration since the days of British rule, very little attention was paid to it, and there was no interference with Chinese traffic on the trade route between Tibet and Sinkiang. After China took control of the Tibetan government, a hard-surfaced road was built through Ladakh, and Chinese troops occupied the region. This alarmed the Indians, who moved up troops of their own and began harassing the Chinese. Today...
This is to express my warm appreciation of your excellent cover article on independent schools in the U.S. [Oct. 26]. This accurate picture of the aims, ideals, and accomplishments of these schools has brought salient facts to a very wide segment of the public...