Word: target
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...York City will be target for one of the biggest evangelistic enterprises of modern times. "In a sense, it has already started," said Billy Graham to a group of friends last week. "Church groups all over the world have begun praying for New York to turn to Christ. We're going to bring ministers from abroad, too, men we've met in our travels, to help with the crusade. We've announced it will last seven weeks-from May 15 to June 30-but as a matter of fact, we have an option on Madison Square Garden...
...Real progress," said Strauss last week, "has been made with respect to ... achievement of maximum effect in the immediate area of a target with minimum widespread fallout hazards...
...evidence shows that among groups of men, the partly unclad are attacked first, and usually in the feet ... As aimless splashing will attract sharks, swimming motions should be smooth and easy. Slow, coordinated strokes that keep the swimmer riding horizontally on the surface where he offers a difficult target are the safest...
...slow start. Agriculture Department reports that farmers have signed up to take only 2,000,000 acres out of production at cost to Government of $37 million for this year's bank. Goal for next year is 8 million to 15 million acres in bank, with long-term target of 25 million acres annually...
...bond that pays no interest, but offers investors a chance to win ?1,000-a financial stratagem known to Britons as "having a flutter on Harold." Nobody's archery was good enough to win the prize-one ?1 bond. Southpaw Archer Macmillan, perhaps with sporting intent, missed the target by a gentlemanly margin...