Word: short
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...value, Western intelligence experts predicted that the Chinese offensive would be limited to a "punitive lesson," and once the punishment had been meted out, the troops would withdraw. But in capitals around the world there were shudders at the ominous global implications if the war were not contained and short-lived, if it were to provoke direct Soviet intervention or retaliation on behalf of their Vietnamese client. It was a heyday for alarmists: "I would bet that it won't happen?but we are very much in danger of a third world war. It could be starting at this moment...
...living space per person-roughly the recommended allowance for prisoners in U.S. federal penitentiaries. Factory hands must work six days a week, and spend the seventh at political meetings or on "volunteer" construction projects. Privately owned automobiles are all but nonexistent, and spare parts for bicycles are in short supply. "There is a great deal of unhappiness," says a Hanoi-based diplomat. "People are starting to complain privately. One of the whispered questions heard most often is an ironic one: 'What the hell are we doing in Cambodia...
Crimson freshman Jack Gauthier led the race from the start, but was forced to take a short, extra stroke at the finish, allowing Kone to touch first...
...freestylers that decided the margin of Harvard's lead going into the final day--and yesterday Princeton, the team that takes so much pride in its freestyle depth, came up one man short...
Although 28 people dropped the College's most popular offering, the full-year Ec 10 still outdistances Hum 9b by nearly 200 students, and is only 35 short of the magical 1000 mark...