Word: solids
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...surprises of last week's state elections was the solid triumph of Illinois Governor Otto Kerner against the spirited challenge of Republican Charles Percy (TIME cover, Sept. 18) -a fellow who seemed sure to go far if only he could have won last week...
...short-term Incumbent Democrat Pierre Salinger was a classic study in how to handle the California electorate. Democrats there outnumber Republicans 3 to 2. To rate even the thinnest chance of winning, Murphy not only had to hold onto all factions of the G.O.P., from rabid-right kooks to solid moderates, he also had to pick up some 20% of Democratic and Independent votes...
Brown beat Cornell last week 31-28 on the strength of three touchdown passes, a 21-yarder, a 54-yarder, and a 55-yarder. Such success through the air against a team as solid as the Redmen would be unheard of for most Ivy teams, but it's only slightly unusual for the Bruins. Brown, you see, is a passing football team...
...third Midshipmen with a crack at the front ten is senior Bob Sermier, who has improved by leaps and bounds after a slow start this season. Captain Forrest Horton provides a solid fourth runner for Navy, but the Midshipmen's fifth man, so important in the Heps, could be way back in the pack...
...should try to provide insights into its material and the way in which the scholar deals with it. It is ridiculous to assert that the student is benefited more by a shallow introduction to many fields, none of which he is likely to pursue farther, rather than a solid understanding of the basic content of a few fields that interest...