Word: surefootedness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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¶The Minneapolis Star and Tribune, endorsing Eisenhower-Nixon as it did in 1952, explained: Ike has stabilized the dollar and produced "almost full employment"; he has "proved himself always surefooted" in foreign affairs; and "Richard Nixon has been a first-rate Vice President."
Bony, surefooted, able to withstand heat and live on prickly pear and little water, the longhorn was a perfect mate for the environment and multiplied on the wild ranges. By the time the Lone Star State won its independence, there were 80,000 longhorns in Texas, more critters than humans...
¶ At Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy, surefooted Austrian downhill skiers dominated Europe's "little Olympics," preview of next winter's classic. Winner of the 3,700-yd. race: 19-year-old Tony Seiler, who has already made his mark in big-time competition in France and Switzerland...