Word: suspect
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Before the Beanpot Finals, writers who were not familiar with Harvard this season were warned a head of time about a defense that was somewhat suspect. But after Harvard won that game not one of them could see anything to complain about. The defense improved tremendously after that tourney, as the players were making smarter clearing passes along the boards and weren't getting caught out of position (as often...
Though many of the President's ideas are sound, Congress will probably not pay much attention to them because Nixon's intentions are suspect on Capitol Hill. Senator Edward Kennedy called the message a "thinly veiled attempt by the President to obstruct or even kill the most effective response Congress has yet made to Watergate."Nixon implied that he would veto the public-financing measures, which have drawn support from Congress despite presidential opposition...
Many community leaders are still wary of Maguire, however. Councilor David A. Wylie said at the meeting, "Your firm is beginning the project under a credibility cloud. Despite your merits in past projects, Maguire is suspect...
Parts of the trial itself are very suspect. The jury, which was entirely white, included no Jews, and no one who could be considered anything but politically conservative; the prosecution, but not the defense, had access to the FBI files of prospective jurors. U.S. Attorney Irving Saypol frequently alluded to secret evidence which he claimed could not be presented in court, and after the trial Judge Kaufman told the jury that a great deal more evidence had existed. No such evidence has ever been produced...
...word to the workers that he would not be disappointed to see the union win in order to end the strike. A company official claims that the majority of the workers were opposed to the union but went along out of loyalty to Farah. One union official asserts: "We suspect Farah told his people it was O.K. to sign...