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Word: train (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Exert a much greater effort, both in manpower and money, to win the war. For this, the U.S. would have to send in combat troops, take over the war and give up on the notion that American military men are there only to advise and train the South Vietnamese. The cost of such a policy would come high-but if, as official American policy now holds, the security of South Viet Nam affects the security of the U.S. and the free world, it could be worth the price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign Relations: Four Choices in Viet Nam | 2/28/1964 | See Source »

...recommended, but there is nothing like a real, full blown, to-the-brink international flap to clear the air of confusion. Crisis can, in fact, impose its own orderliness, washing away irrelevancies, clarifying issues in black and white terms, mobilizing national resource and purpose, setting in train a predictable sequence of action and reaction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign Relations: The Predictability Gap | 2/21/1964 | See Source »

Earlier we saw the fantastic as a refuge from mundane reality. Liz offers a chance for a real-life adventure! But Billy is too weak for actual escape; the lure of Ambrosia is too powerful. Kidding himself to the last, he "misses" the train which carries...

Author: By Jacob R. Brackman, | Title: Billy Liar | 2/19/1964 | See Source »

Francis' serve pinned Train to the wall. The return was weak. Francis was in control of the point and his down-the-wall shot tied...

Author: By Donald E. Graham, | Title: Francis' Fantastic Comeback Gives Squashmen 5-4 Win Over Princeton | 2/17/1964 | See Source »

...Train called for "set three," a three-out-of-five playoff for the match. He was going all out now, but it was too late: Francis had the hot hand. Two of Train's shots hit the tin, a serve died in the corner, and John Francis had done the impossible once again...

Author: By Donald E. Graham, | Title: Francis' Fantastic Comeback Gives Squashmen 5-4 Win Over Princeton | 2/17/1964 | See Source »

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