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Roman Catholic vice-presidential nominee would strengthen the national Democratic ticket because he would attract bloc votes in Northern cities. One national election later, when Kennedy went to the White House, Sorensen accompanied him as Special Counsel. He contributed heavily toward building Kennedy's domestic program, sat in on just about every major decision made in the White House. So close were Sorensen and the President that it was often hard to distinguish the point where Sorensen ended and Kennedy began...
...awards of $5,000 were made. One is to go to the Chemistry Department for use in basic research. The other is to be used to "strengthen undergraduate teaching of subjects that contribute most significantly to scientific and engineering education...
...British, who had the lessons of partition spelled out for them in Ireland, India, and Palestine, rejected this plan when they gave the island home rule. Fortunately it is unlikely that partition will ever occur, and even the Turkish Cypriotes are probably using the demand only to strengthen their position at the bargaining table...
...they are unable to handle Japan's growing foreign trade. Japan must thus use foreign ships and pay out in shipping fees the foreign exchange that it earns by selling ships. Since the shipping lines' trouble stems chiefly from financial weakness, Prime Minister Ikeda is trying to strengthen them by encouraging mergers. Already two of Japan's largest lines have agreed to consolidate, and Ikeda hopes others will follow suit so that the lines will be able to buy more of the ships that Japan's shipyards are so busy turning...
...first draft should go as fast as the writer can think, said Lambuth. "Snail-pace writing never catches up with spontaneity-which is one of the greatest of the literary virtues." But rewriting is crucial-for example, to strengthen the beginning and the ending of each sentence, paragraph and the larger whole. Especially the endings: "What we hear last is usually the most vivid to us." Avoid grammatical fussiness: "In certain cases a preposition is the most emphatic word to end a sentence with." But worry about words: "There is rarely more than one right word to express an idea...