Word: weak
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...House of Representatives and sent on to the Senate in February. It has languished in the chamber of winds during the longest filibuster in history, still faces substantive amendment under a bipartisan agreement achieved by Republican Everett Dirksen. Civil rights groups, without being specific, claim that it is too weak. The bill's opponents, without being specific, insist that it is so strong as to ruin the framework of the Republic. Herewith, what the civil rights bill, including the Dirksen amendments, would...
...state of preparedness is inadequate, our defense expenditure unworthy of a wealthy people that has accepted onerous treaty obligations, and the administration of defense at the top levels of government is weak and too loosely coordinated." So said a group of Australian experts in a recent military study. In a modest way, Australia is try ing to do something about...
...rats and hamsters. But it showed much less attraction for the DNA of monkeys and cattle. Human DNA demonstrated only moderate interest in mouse, but it combined with some from a rhesus monkey almost as strongly as if the stuff came from a human. Both mouse and human showed weak interest in DNA from salmon, and almost none in that from bacteria...
Sailing in gale-force winds, the Crimson barely edged out arch-rival Coast Guard Academy for second place in the New England Championships and earned an invitation to the North Americans, which will be held at the University of British Columbia the weak of June...
...experience of both '63 and '64 indicates that CLGS has not become a semi-disreputable haven for those too weak-hearted to stay with their thesis. Instead, it appears to be a sensible course for those without scholarly pretensions or those for whom a thesis was unworkable. The current pre-requisite of 11 1/2 honors grades has not rendered the degree "cheap." Increasing this requirement would further discourage students from leaving the friendly and familiar surroundings of their concentration, particularly if freshman year produced several sub-honors marks...