Word: steeped
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...takes dedication and determination to strive for a balanced budget in late autumn 1958. In a nation that only lately climbed out of a steep recession, and that has elected a Congress likely to be less cost-conscious than its predecessor, the goal seems almost unattainable. Even if the Administration is right in its prediction that the economy's upward surge will push federal income in fiscal 1960 to an alltime record of $75 billion, a deficit of more than $4 billion still looms if spending stays at this year's level of $79.2 billion. And the pressures...
...merely to supplement work on a thesis or preparation for generals, but to foster projects which are intellectual ends in themselves. It is a fond hope that the English concentrator may become interested in the art of printing and study illuminated manuscripts, or that the Chemistry major steep himself in Civil War lore. Such "non-functional" ventures, springing from personal curiosity, offer the gratification of solitary scholarship, the satisfaction of a discipline stemming from self and subject alone...
...stakes were a little steep, but could become even steeper. If, at the start of a rubber, one of the players sitting out looked you in the eye and held up one, two or three fingers and you nodded yes, that meant you were playing him on the side for one, two or three extra stakes. You had to be right careful with your fingers and the nods of your head...
...asking price ($500,000 before repairs) was too steep even for a Texas millionaire who made inquiries. Even less appealing was the condition of the 40-room, 16th century Chateau de Vauvenargues in sunny Provence. Fortnight ago, the pleased master of Vauvenargues showed up for a housewarming. At first Homeowner Pablo Picasso thought that the dank castle, which has no central heating and little plumbing, would make a fine warehouse, later decided to move in himself. Proletarian Pablo would undoubtedly forgo the title (marquis) that goes with the moldy heap, but the price of restoration-an estimated $500,000-would...
About a half a mile from the industrial monolith, the campus of 2,500-student Lehigh University, stands above and apart from Bethlehem, on the steep slope of South Mountain...