Word: summing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...heir to a "57 Varieties" fortune unleashed an avalanche of greenbacks-mostly his own. It was sufficient to bury Democratic Congressman William Green, despite Green's support from organized labor and the powerful big-city machines. Heinz's campaign outlay (well over $2 million) was the largest sum spent on a Senate race this year and it kept Heinz on the tube throughout the campaign. Meanwhile, Green was forced to suspend his television commercials for ten crucial days in October for lack of money...
...major U.S. airlines are almost as old as the commercial jet age itself. The average age of the U.S. fleet is 7.9 years; hundreds of aircraft are nine to twelve years old. To replace aging aircraft, airlines will need $26 billion between now and 1985. To many analysts, that sum seems unattainable for an industry plagued by a long record of poor earnings and lackluster appeal on Wall Street...
...President, would you sum up and assess your feelings about this campaign...
...would you sum up the campaign? What have been the important themes...
...other country on earth endures as long or as complex a selection process for its chief executive as the United States. Although it is questionable whether the extended exposure time actually provides a sum of information commensurate with the effort devoted, presidential campaigns nevertheless drag on for nearly a year. The incumbent inevitably tailors his policies to the ill-defined desires of assorted voting "blocs" in the hope of cueing the correct response, often dramatically altering government policy in the process. President Ford has been no exception. Both candidates are challenged to please as many voters as possible, to cater...