Word: shake
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...difficult to shake the fancy that perhaps the President would suddenly declare the war in Viet Nam ended-although "suddenly" is perhaps not a word that can be applied to America's longest war-and bring the U.S. troops home at once...
...other. In Viet Nam Davison once said, "I think you have to discriminate in favor of and overcompensate for the blacks." At his new headquarters in Heidelberg, he insists: "We should be able to create conditions in which the black soldier can feel that he is getting a fair shake." Davison has also continued the use of flying squads, originated under his predecessor, which make unannounced visits to units to check on discriminatory practices. The squads will be supervised by his new deputy chief of staff for personnel, Major General Frederic E. Davison, who also happens to be the Army...
...shake off your lethargy," Kennedy said, imploring young voters to "take a path (voting) that may seem prosaic, but is nevertheless the path to power and progress...
Humiliating Prospect. At week's end, after the Giants suffered their llth defeat in their last twelve games, Fox could only moan: "Will someone please tell me how to shake an entire team out of a batting slump?" If no one does and those strange September things keep happening, the Giants face the humiliating prospect of finishing second for the sixth time in the past seven seasons...
...state has been defined earlier when he sings: "My spirit falters on decaying altars and my illusions fail." Bernstein's own idea of Communion is achieved at the finale when the entire cast begins to exchange embraces and kisses of peace, and boy sopranos stroll into the auditorium, shake hands with the aisle sitters and whisper, "Pass...