Word: standing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...this country were to elect a Catholic President to disprove all the fallacies surrounding the now ambiguous "he." But as much as I would like to see a Catholic become President, I say that I would not vote for Kennedy. I have many reasons, the main one being his stand on the labor question...
...Embankment apartments were occupied by the Nationalist army, which took over the top two floors, including the penthouse, for the placement of sandbags and machine guns. The tenants were moved to the lower floor, and it was here that a stand was made for about two days, just about the only serious conflict between Nationalists and Communists during Shanghai's occupation...
...When the conference resumes, the Western foreign ministers will be ready-as before-to negotiate in good faith, but resolved-as before-to stand firm on rights and principles...
...country for old men. Ben Hogan, 46, shared the lead in the first round, but could not stand the pace. Sam Snead, 45, got hot for one three-under-par round, then subsided. By the final 18 holes of the U.S. Open golf tournament at the Winged Foot Country Club course in suburban Mamaroneck, N.Y., young (27) Bill Casper Jr. held a three-stroke lead. On the last day Bill Casper, golf's best putter, bogeyed three of the last eight holes, but finished with a 72-hole total of 282, two over par. Then he sat back...
...feet may be bigger (size 8½) than most of the siren prints left behind in the Hollywood cement; she may have more freckles than the makeup department can cover; she may have a voice she herself describes as resembling "Merman trying to reach the candy stand in the lobby, except when I shift into high, and then it sounds like Lily Pons when she's kidding.'' But she also has a pair of long and memorable legs-"They start from the shoulders," says one admiring choreographer-and she can make them do anything she wants...