Word: succeeding
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Already, the contenders for the nomination are seeking Pepper's support. Senator Alan Cranston has even listed Pepper as a possible running mate if the Californian were to succeed in his long-shot pursuit of the nomination. Such a Democratic ticket, with a combined age of 154 at election time, would accomplish the impossible: it would make a Republican team of Reagan and Vice President George Bush (combined age 133) look young...
...same time, the Democrats must beware of playing into Ronald Reagan's hands Stressing economic fairness, not efficiency, elevating the freeze high above all other foreign policy goals; and attacking the President personally are three sure-fire ways to court defeat Those politicians who succeed in setting the terms of public debate almost always win. That is a lesson the Democrats should have learned three years ago, from Ronald Reagan...
...would not be impossible. Angry as the Soviets are at Reagan, they are realistic enough to know that he might be around for another term and that he might yet succeed in mustering political support for much of his rearmament program-especially if he adopts an approach to arms control that is seen as designed to succeed rather than suspected of being guaranteed to fail. He does have some bargaining power, in the MX and cruise missile programs particularly. It is a question of whether he is prepared to use it realistically...
Perhaps the greatest triumph of all occurs at the end of the novel when Susan stops immersing herself in self-pity and recognizes that her problems are no lesser or greater than the rest of the world's. Ironically, Levin seems to succeed most when she quits writing for effect and allows the characters to speak for themselves...
...might be asked, if students are unlikely to feel effective members of the Board unless they serve for two or more terms, how then do new Senior Tutors succeed as members of the Board? In fact, the transition from a retiring Senior Tutor to a new Senior Tutor usually goes quite smoothly. New Senior Tutors (and new Senior Advisors) are asked to start attending the Board as soon as they are appointed, usually in mid-spring in the previous year. They are also, of course, asked to read all the available literature about the Board. Then the outgoing Senior Tutor...