Word: superior
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Fosbury stoutly defends his style as being scientifically superior. "I've studied physics and engineering," he says, "and jumping my way, I am less likely to hit the bar with my head, arms or legs." He is, of course, more likely to shatter his spine-landing as he does, flush on his shoulder blades. Dick airily dismisses the danger, and besides, his technique is actually a matter of necessity. Using the orthodox frontwards straddle roll, the highest Fosbury can jump...
...only ads that anybody remembers are the very good and the very bad. Pretty good does not count. Quick: Which airline promotes its baggage service by shipping its pitchman in a crate with his head sticking out? Everybody remembers greasy kid stuff, but what stuff is supposed to be superior? Which TV manufacturer, to prove that all its money has been poured into developing a better set, shows its board of directors in their undershirts? If a viewer can unhesitatingly answer Braniff, Vitalis and Sylvania, then he is watching too much...
Boasting qualities that are superior to the most luxurious silk fabrics, Qiana gives all the appearance of silk-from the luster of its surface yarn to its light weight, drape and color. Added to this, exotic sounding Qiana-a computerized combination of random letters-is a practical drip-dry wonder that can be machine-washed and still resist wrinkles...
...fried-chicken outlets, has jumped from $20 to $44.50 since it was issued May 1. American Medicorp Inc., formed in January to buy and run hospitals (it now owns three), last month brought out a 345,000-share issue at $20; last week it was selling at $43.50. Superior Surgical Manufacturing Co., a textile firm that makes white garments for both doctors and bakers, has climbed from $11 to $18 over the past month. Sun-Glo Products Corp., a producer of Christmas-tree ornaments, has nearly doubled in price, from $3.50 to $6 a share...
...will be to soothe the country's lingering political tensions. After the announcement of Arias' victory, Samudio cried "fraud" and accused the National Guard of installing Arias as President. A few hours later, the government-dominated Electoral Tribunal, which oversees the Election Board and is theoretically superior to it, declared the board's vote count invalid. To make its action stick, however, the tribunal would have to get the support of the National Guard; and Panama's military seemed in no mood to let the politicians fight the election all over again...