Word: strengthing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Premier Eisaku Sato took an unusually forthright pro-U.S. position after the EC-121 went down, but Japan's citizenry has become increasingly edgy about the risks attendant on playing host to the U.S. military. Moscow-as well as Peking and Pyongyang-would like to see American strength reduced in the far Pacific. With the U.S.-Japanese mutual security treaty open to renegotiation next year, Sato's position is extremely delicate...
...plane exploded in midair, killing all aboard. Ethel's sister Ann phoned her the news. Ethel was silent for a few seconds, then said: "It's all right. It's all right." Softly, she added: "Goodbye." Ann was momentarily appalled. "Then I realized ?this was Ethel's great strength...
...living beyond its shrunken means. Doubt has taken deep hold that any government-or policy-will overcome the problem. Britain long ago stopped making full use of either its individual resources or its technological know-how. Only if it succeeds in using both will its economy gain the strength to climb out of the present morass...
...major determinant of the Crimson's chances is the strength of its pitching staff. Right-hander Bob Dorwart will get the starting nod against the Lions today. Dorwart appeared in top form at the beginning of the season when he won his first two games, but he was tagged for six runs in five innings against the Quakers last Sunday...
This year's Columbia squad depends upon pitching strength. The Lions' top hurler, sophomore John Heyel, allowed only four hits in last week's 3-2 victory over Army, and earlier in the season he held Fordham to two singles in six innings...