Word: wavers
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...another, explains his father, "Bus is extremely patriotic. He's no flag waver, but keeping the Cup here is very important to him." Finally, the Intrepid syndicate, managed by Philadelphia Banker William Strawbridge, offered him a chance to collaborate from the start with Architect Olin Stephens on the design of the yacht. Bus agreed, and eight models, 35 modifications, 18 months of tank tests and $750,000 later, Intrepid slid down the ways at City Island, N.Y., last April-the shortest (at 64 ft.), homeliest, most radical and most expensive 12-meter yacht ever built...
...Silva has little choice but to continue in Castello Branco's footsteps. Though out of office, Castello Branco will continue to command strong support within the Brazilian army. Just as he helped to overthrow Goulart, he could cause much trouble for Costa e Silva should the new government waver on the austere path he has set for Brazil...
...shipment of armored vehicles and antitank weapons to Jordan's army in addition to the 36 F-104 Starfighter jets it has promised. The key question, of course, is whether the Jordanian army will continue to stand behind Hussein in the face of mounting troubles. Should it even waver, the King's enemies would rush in for the kill...
...after the Nazi invasion of the Lowlands and the Battle of France had begun, Germany seemed to pose a greater threat to America and the isolationist front began to waver. On Class Day in June, 1940 the entire senior class booed and hissed the 1915 Ivy orator when he said: "We were not too proud to fight in 1917," and implied that perhaps the class of 1940 lacked the necessary humility...
...after the Nazi invasion of the lowlands and the battle of France had begun, Germany seemed to pose a greater threat to America and the isolationist front began to waver. On Class Day in June, 1940 the entire senior class booed and hissed the 1915 Ivy orator when he said: "We were not too proud to fight in 1917," and implied that perhaps the class of 1940 lacked the necessary humility...