Word: toughness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...tough image is not without foundation. To fight crime in the District of Columbia, Mitchell has advocated preventive detention for some suspects, a formula of uncertain constitutionality that would allow judges to withhold bail from men with criminal records. In the battle against organized crime and subversion, he has contended that the Justice Department should have far greater control than it now has to conduct wiretaps and plant electronic bugs (see THE LAW). To combat the narcotics traffic, he urged adoption last week of a national "no-knock" law that would empower federal agents to break into a suspect...
...highly polished bottom and a top cover treated with heat-resistant paint. It operates on only 6.5 watts of power-less than that used by a household night light. Though it cost about $400,000, the camera is as disposable as an aluminum beer can. Sad to say, this tough little minibrute was destined to be left behind on the surface of the moon...
...taste, tough. And it was enough...
EIGHTH--M. H.'s GALAXY will be a tough horse to beat...
...line so they can have air conditioning in their house, their car, and their office, and those on the other side of the line who have to sweat all the time. The air conditioned ones are fatter, pale, and old. They sweat people are rugged, skinny, and tired but tough. When we were hitchhiking into Montgomery, Ala., the air conditioned guys used to zap by with their windows rolled up not even looking at us, not even looking at anything, not even existing. While we've been in the South, we've stayed places where there's been only fans...