Word: strenuousness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...released from prison a fortnight earlier. "It is as important to keep our freedom secure from this type of government as to keep it in the face of a foreign threat." Desai drew a roar of approval when he accused the government of "vasectomizing" democracy-a reference to the strenuous program of birth control by sterilization that has caused riots and resentment throughout much of North India...
...opponent in single numbers (15-4, 15-2, 15-9), and only Kaplan and John Havens, the latter playing in the number four position after a Monday challenge loss to Mark Panarese, allowed less. For Havens, undefeated at two last year, playing in the fourth position is as strenuous as passing up a meal in one of the Houses...
Staiger said athletic proficiency is not a major qualification. "Candidates must be physically able to lead a strenuous and active life," a qualification most college students meet, he added...
...endurance of that image is probably the result of Ford's unusual ascent to the White House. Fate having granted Ford a reprieve from the strenuous tests of a national campaign, the nation's expectations of the new President were formed primarily by the nature of his predecessor. After the disillusionment produced by the corruption and arrogance of Richard Nixon's administration, Genghis Khan would have been welcomed with open arms. If Ford seemd incapable of inspired vision and strong leadership, he also seemed in-capable of inspired villainy or ingenious deceit. It would be enough, it seemed...
...other upset of the day, the Winthrop-Mather half game, Mather impressed onlookers early with its strenuous pre-game calisthenics and its coach, who wore sunglasses and a sweatshirt while carrying a clipboard. Winthrop was up 12-0 at the half (successful extra-points are not too common in intramural football), but the physician who is required to attend all games had left and the second half was indefinitely postponed...