Word: spites
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...spite of his many good qualities, we must acknowledge that his death is one of the greatest blessings ever bestowed upon this country. He was dangerous, not to be trifled with. To his door can be attributed the cause of more sorrow, misery, and disease than any other single factor in American life. The war only too clearly showed there is no place for him in a serious nation. By cutting out the heart of the cancer, only can the cancer be cured. The necessary operation has been performed...
...time they had to do it, is the best thing they've published in, like, two years. And their latest LP, "The Surprising Sheep and Other Mind Excursions," is a remarkable musical feat that's even been getting air play on Boston radio. All this in spite of the fact that the Lampoon had run upon hard times recently...
Sales climbed in all 22 industries covered by the 500. Apparel beat out office machines for first place with a 20.5% increase; the slowest mover was the shipbuilding and railroad-equipment group, up 6.3%. In spite of attacks on its pricing structure, the drug industry for the fifth" year in a row was the most profitable, with a 17.9% return on invested capital...
...applaud your unbiased report on Charles de Gaulle's resignation [May 2], which is a vital moment in European history. First, we should thank him because in spite of obstacles, dangers and pressures he knew the right thing to do at the time it had to be done. In this way, an extraordinary man, a remarkable politician of great maturity retired into a past chapter of French history, and a new page is opening...
...Monde's wider beat. Marshal Lin Piao, "the man who launched the little red book," was profiled. An anonymous report from Athens dissected the problems of the Greek junta: "The toughest rivals which the regime will have to face may come from within the military establishment itself-in spite of the elimination of several hundred officers and the promotion of many others...