Word: tougher
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...fight to establish the lead in the mile and one-quarter race. The question in the stretch would simply be whether the late-running Dancer's Image would be able to catch the tiring Forward Pass. It is a tough assignment for any horse; for a sore-ankled champion, tougher still...
...twanging the taut line with their fingers; if the fish persists in running, they must rev up their boat engines and give chase, trying to retrieve enough line to get the fish back under control. A heavy fish that chooses to sound deep instead of run is even tougher: the fisherman either has to wait it out or attempt to "plane" the fish to the surface, by tightening the drag on his line right to the breaking point, running the boat rapidly forward and back in hopes, generally futile, of starting the fish...
...worship-and becoming more militant in political concern. Many congregations that had tried to imitate the sobriety of their white counterparts are again beginning to emphasize zeal and fervor in both sermon and song. And Negro pastors-although still a voice of reason in the ghetto-are getting tougher. One of Detroit's most militant black power leaders now is the Rev. Albert B. Cleage Jr., who calls his Central United Church of Christ "the shrine of the Black Madonna." Concurrently, Negro pastors in a number of white Protestant denominations are forming separate blocs of their own, demanding more...
...time, not all gun owners were happy with the NRA's support of this bill. They argued that--no matter how minor its provisions--it would lead the way to more drastic legislation. After President Kennedy was shot, President Johnson and Senator Dodd pushed for a much tougher bill. The NRA withdrew its support...
...British agent. He is also a Russian assassin named Krasnevin who for 18 years has been knocking off other British agents as he knocks down a smashing double salary. Homesick, he begs his Red superiors to let him quit. Nyet: he must go on. And his job is getting tougher all the time. His British bosses have got wind of Krasnevin's existence-though they don't know what he looks like-and they want him expunged. As just the man for the job, Eberlin winds up with the unenviable assignment of tracking down and killing himself...