Word: supporter
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Grateful for this support, the Wolfes resumed their task. Davy was delighted, piped, "Going to school like this is fun." Said twelve-year-old Sharon: "He even likes to practice the violin...
...small profit in limited markets, and only after years of waiting; Western companies alone, with their tanker fleets, refining facilities and extensive marketing systems, can offer an immediate and sizable outlet for Middle East oil. The feudal princes of Saudi Arabia, who have overdrawn on their big profits to support their luxurious living, are interested in getting the most possible revenue now. But Tariki, an admirer of Nasser, shows a disposition to settle for less revenue now, which in his view is wasted on palaces and princes, in favor of Arab control of future oil marketing. On this point...
...heat generated by the air's friction, the X-15's skin is made of Inconel X, a heat-resisting alloy that keeps its shape at a brightly glowing 1,350° F., when aluminum and ordinary steel have long since softened. Liquid nitrogen, which will not support combustion, is used as a coolant for both pilot and equipment, and is also vaporized to maintain pressure in the plane's interior. The pilot, who cannot breathe pure nitrogen, will have a private oxygen atmosphere inside his space suit...
...policy of admitting Negroes, and in 1841 became the first coeducational college to grant bachelors' degrees to women; its football team beat Ohio State as recently as 1921. An impressive number of educational observers call Oberlin the best coeducational college in the country, and there is much to support its right to top rank...
...Aluminum roof sheets, made by Alcoa, which need no replacing, help keep the house cool. The aluminum roof, laid over plywood sheathing, is highly resistant to hurricane winds, and strong enough to support a 50ft. deep load of dry snow...