Word: shapely
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Still, almost everywhere, the China trip prompted fresh pondering about the unsettling new shape of world diplomacy and, in some countries, about the future state of ties with the U.S. London read the communique as an indication of a further loosening of America's traditional links to Europe; to many Europeans, it seemed also to foretell a pendular swing of U.S. attention back to the kind of overfascination with China that prevailed up through the Roosevelt years. Moscow darkly suggested that the communique was only "the tip of an iceberg." Saigon puzzled unhappily over the fact that, unlike Japan...
...nation with a trillion-dollar economy be running out of money? That startling question is forcing itself upon every government official who must shape a budget, from President Nixon down to the head of the smallest local mosquito-abatement district. By most measures of private wealth, the U.S. is the world's richest country. But in terms of its ability to pay for the public services?health care, education, welfare, garbage pickup, pollution control, police and fire protection?that make the life of its citizens pleasant, or at least tolerable, or in some cases even possible, the country seems almost...
Still, the Federal Government is in much better budgetary shape than many states and cities. For the most part, Washington has only been delaying or underfinancing desirable programs, rather than cutting back on absolutely essential spending. No such statement can be made about many states and cities. Some examples...
George emphasized the difference conditioning made in his two performances. "This year I really intended to get in shape. Last year when I fought Ken, I had a cold and it kept me from being at full strength," he said. "Also, I had no idea how tired you can get after boxing three rounds. You watch those guys on TV and they seem to get a little tired after ten rounds...
Aided by two man-up situations. Harvard held a slight territorial edge in a slow, tight-checking first period, but predictably, the Crimson's first penalty caused a B.U. goal. The B.U. power play was in its usual awesome shape, running Harvard penalty killers Dave Cavanagh and ex-J.V. player Greg Driscoll all over the ice. Driscoll had moved up to replace Leif Rosenberger, whose third line status has been restored because of Bob Goodenow's injured ankle...