Word: swingingly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...when Roosevelt becomes a gubernatorial candidate, the narrator points out that Republicans raised the cripple issue but Al Smith killed it, saying "A Governor does not have to be an acrobat." And what do you suppose leaps to the screen? A whole big top full of circus acrobats who swing and soar and throw triples for what seems like five solid minutes while the point sinks...
...Venus around its orbit, accurately measuring the time that the microwaves take to reach their target and bounce back. While Venus is well away from the sun, that time can be translated into the planet's calculated distance on its well-known orbit. But as Venus begins to swing behind the sun, the microwaves will pass through the strongest part of the sun's gravitational field. If Einstein was right, they will be slowed down ever so slightly. Dr. Shapiro figures that during their 25-minute round trip of about 300 million miles, the gravity-hampered waves will...
...such a close fight, the outcome could hinge on the action of any cohesive block of Congressmen. Well aware of that, Manhattan's John Lindsay called a meeting of a group of Republican House liberal moderates who consider both Halleck and Ford too conservative, but presumably could swing a deal to support either in exchange for a bigger voice in party councils. Only ten members showed up, however-and, true to form, they could not agree on what to do about the Ford-Halleck contest. That left the matter just where it had been-in doubt...
...Before it becomes law, the bill must pass the House of Lords, which in 1956 rejected a similar bill. But the huge vote for abolition in the Commons is thought certain to swing the Lords this time...
December to March-is the steelie's time to swing...