Word: snubbed
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Piao later told the story, the Chinese replied coldly: "In view of the present relations between China and the Soviet Union, it is unsuitable to communicate by telephone. If the Soviet government has anything to say, it is asked to put it forward officially through diplomatic channels." Despite the snub, Moscow persisted-and again was turned down. Finally, this summer, the Soviets and the Chinese managed to hold low-level talks on border river navigation, and the stage seemed to have been set for more significant border talks. Then a new clash broke out along the Sinkiang-Kazakhstan border...
...small. His last gesture before leaving office was to proclaim the addition of 7,500,000 acres to the National Parks System. That announcement proved to be premature when President Johnson turned down Udall's proposal and approved the allocation of a mere 384,500 acres. The public snub prompted the Secretary angrily to shout an offer of resignation to President Johnson over the telephone, an incident that Udall now greatly regrets...
...France, De Gaulle came under stinging attack for his anti-Israel policies from the once subservient French press. In an unprecedented demonstration of unanimous scorn, French newspaper reporters boycotted the information ministry's regular Wednesday briefing in what amounted to a direct snub of the general himself...
...wants to be the superhero, cheered on by adoring crowds -if not on the football field, where his father had excelled, then as a famous writer. He sees himself conquering the citadel of New York, luxuriating in money and success. The woman of his dreams has breathtaking legs, a snub nose, a Vassar girl's sophistication and the idealistic innocence of Doris Day about to be seduced by none other than Freddy Exley of Watertown...
...should win at least 15 out of the 24 track and field events in Mexico City. But even that kind of performance is likely to pale next to the anticipated exploits of U.S. swimmers. Led by Debbie Meyer, a snub-nosed 16-year-old from Sacramento, Calif., who could become the first swimmer to win three gold medals in individual events in one Olympics, U.S. aquanauts are expected to win 23 out of 29 races and collect as many as 55 out of 87 medals-gold, silver and bronze. They may need an armored car to get their loot back...