Word: successful
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...always, conservative in his estimate of success. This "unprecedented endeavor," he said, would be "neither sure nor easy . . . against the avowed determination of the Soviet Union and the Communist Party to oppose and sabotage it at every turn." But, in his now familiar phrase, it represented the "calculated risk." He calculated that it would require every penny of the $6.8 billion that he and President Truman had set as the cost of the program for the first 15 months...
...Mediterranean is not the most important area in the conflict between the West and Russia; it ranks after Germany (where the U.S. and Britain are gaining ground) and after China (where Communist success continues). Nevertheless, last week's big power news focused sharply on the Mediterranean; Russia's instruments were probing more & more aggressively for weaknesses in the West's position...
...strategy recognized that in the long run defense of the Mediterranean would hinge largely on success of the European Recovery Program. However, while Congress debated ERP, Russian satellites might make military moves which would require military answers. Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz said: "In the Mediterranean we would like to keep our ships as near war standards as possible...
...publications, Sargent produces a year book, a literary magazine, which comes out a few times a year, and "Sa-Nu" (Sargent News), a monthly newspaper full of club announcements, jokes, and gossip. "Sa-Nu" announced in its November issue that the informal dance of October 18 was a whopping success, especially since there were too many male guests present. The editors of "Sa-Nu" urged their readers, "Let's all go to the next dance on November 15th and make up that surplus." Miss Elesnor Kitchin, Social Director, remarked that the surplus--mostly Harvard students--was taken care...
Virtually the least-heralded of all Crimson cold weather teams, Jack Barnaby's squashmen have claimed nothing this winter but have delivered everything in the way of intercollegiate success. With but three more matches to hurdle before the close of the '47-'48 season, the Crimson racquet squad could easily wind up with one of their most impressive campaigns to date. Wins have already been garnered over Dartmouth and Williams, but the real surprise came when the team returned from its recent invasion of Canada with ringing triumphs over McGill and Toronto, teams featuring some of the hottest squash players...