Word: sticked
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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China or do anything else merely to stick his thumb in Washington's eye. His moves may be foolish or dangerous, but they are never so infantile. De Gaulle is convinced that in the long run he is doing the West and the U.S. a service...
Shapiro is unimpressed by the United States' record from James Monroe to John F. Kennedy, and he appeals for a new, enlightened policy that discards any remnants of the Monroe Doctrine, the Big Stick, and dollar diplomancy...
That criticism is all too valid. From Teddy Roosevelt's big-stick diplomacy to Franklin Roosevelt's genial Good Neighbor policy to John Kennedy's ambitious but disappointing Alianza para el Progreso, the U.S. has long tended to treat Latin America like an entity. In fact, the area never has been and never will be a package deal...
Even more novel is the artificial grass of the court itself. It is made by a Japanese patented process originally devised for doormats. The plastic is poured into a square mold with 800 indentations per square inch. When the drying plastic is pulled away, the nubs stick, and stretch into "blades" of grass. Then the squares are laid on an asphalt court, just as a homeowner might lay tile on a kitchen floor. The result is a durable and resilient surface, which is divot-proof, affords better footing and less leg fatigue and keeps both balls and players free from...
...raised hundreds of Alcoa products by 1? to 2? per Ib. to take advantage of a strengthening aluminum market. Competitors Reynolds Metals and Kaiser Aluminum quickly followed his lead-and then went one better by increasing basic aluminum prices by a penny, to 24? a Ib. Will the boost stick? That depends largely on whether Alcoa and Larry Litchfield decide to accept...