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Word: stirs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Liberalism on the national scene must be dramatized to catch hold," he says. "When people have enough, as they do now, they tend to accept the status quo. To articulate the need for economic growth, for example, you may have to be overdramatic as an advocate to stir up the people. If you don't do that, you don't get your message through." Humphrey is prepared to go forth into Wisconsin with all the sound and fury at his command and stir up the people. The election results, on April 5, will tell whether Hubert Humphrey...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CAMPAIGN: The Liberal Flame | 2/1/1960 | See Source »

...also a lifelong economic technician without political experience, who took the job "without joy," is less likely to stir up Cabinet debates than Pinay. His appointment was a clear sign of the way the De Gaulle government is trending. Fired up once again with his old contempt for "political games," De Gaulle was steadily cleansing his government of men with independent political strength, replacing them with technicians who are able-but technicians...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: The Language of Flowers | 1/25/1960 | See Source »

...noninflationary wage settlement keyed to productivity. But past performances of federal mediation boards suggest that the panel may split the difference between the industry's 2.7%-a-year package and McDonald's demands, which the industry estimates at 5% a year. Such an outcome would stir a new ripple of price increases. Predicted a high steel executive last week: "If a third party writes the settlement, there will be an increase in the price of steel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE ECONOMY: We Got to Back It Up | 1/4/1960 | See Source »

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