Word: sheer
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Appeal." But Rockefeller's big name was not necessarily a political asset, and he was completely untried as a candidate for elective office. He won the nomination by sheer drive and astute politics. Nelson Rockefeller became Political Hopeful "Rocky" Rockefeller, traveled the state in zealous quest of delegate votes, shook hands, slapped backs, kissed babies-and made friends. Of his announced opponents for the nomination, former Republican National Chairman Leonard Hall, longtime (14 years) Congressman and a veteran political pro, was the first to give way to the Rockefeller drive. Then followed State Senator Walter Mahoney and Manhattan...
...85th Congress, in its final hours last week, passed a $3.3 billion foreign aid bill, many were the critics prepared as always to judge the wisdom and virtue of each congressional session by the sheer size of this key appropriation. Such people measure influence abroad by dollars spent, and were thus easy targets for those who regard foreign aid as simple bribery, and are angered every time a beneficiary does not toe the line...
While the model kitchen evoked a unanimous "so convenient," the many-storied parking garages, the interlocking multitiered roadways, the sheer number of cars on the roads caused the greatest awe. Visitors stood openmouthed in front of a photo that showed cars parked on a rooftop, bewildered about how they got there. Some also wondered whether Americans had thought of any practical alternative to riding elevators up in skyscrapers, because the ride must surely make a lot of people...
...chorus remain frozen-and conscious-for 70 minutes in the first act. In last week's premiere, several members retreated giddily to the wings. One, in a dead faint, crashed to the stage with a thud that even towering Leo Slezak's dying topples never rivaled for sheer dramatic impact...
...Farrell are the best in the business by powering the ball past the hitters. Farrell's earned-run average (2.59) is third best in the league, and the big (6 ft. 3 in., 192 lbs.) righthander has saved nine games for the seventh-place Phillies. But for sheer speed, Duren has the edge. Says Yankee Catcher Elston Howard: "They are talking about Farrell now, and I've hit against him too, but Duren's faster. He's got the fastest ball I ever caught or saw, and that includes Herb Score...