Word: strongest
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...about to expire, as a permanent program. But he also knew that the House as a whole would not go that far and that if he tried for too much he might get nothing at all. So Mills settled for a five-year extension, steered through the House the strongest reciprocal trade bill ever. (Ultimate Senate-House compromise: four years...
...them to give up the cavalry. They liked to ride those horses." By the simple expedient of packing his Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, he lopped the Navy's atomic-powered supercarrier out of the defense budget last year. Yet at the same time he was one of the earliest and strongest advocates of the atomic submarine...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25--Rep. John W. McCormack (D-Mass.) rates Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts the strongest Democratic presidential candidate for 1960. He predicts Vice President Richard M. Nixon will be the Republican nominee...
...Tech's strongest wrestler is 167-pound Reed Freeman, a sophomore who is unbeaten in three starts. He will face Pete Stanley, who is still bothered by a rib injury suffered against F & M last Saturday. Sophomore Andy Bulfer, who meets Dave Skeels at 130, has the only other winning record on the M.I.T. squad...
...pressure on parents is strongest in industrial areas, where workers are sometimes reminded that they might lose their jobs or apartments if their children do not go through the dedication ritual (and the six-month indoctrination leading up to it). Usually, it is enough for the Reds to make clear that few students not so dedicated have much chance of going on to secondary schools and universities. The Communists claim that 72.5% of all eligible schoolchildren in East Germany are now registered for Youth Dedication, as compared to only 25% last year...