Word: weakens
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Karpovitch said that the uprisings might tend to reverse the recent liberalization of Soviet internal policy, but he would not predict whether the unrest might seriously weaken the power of the current Soviet leaders...
...loss of Mudd, who was injured in practice last week, will further weaken an unstable freshman line...
...Arab mothers are weeping this morning-but such tears bring no ease to bitter hearts." Instead of compelling the Jordan government to impose its authority to restrain the border troublemakers, com plained the independent newspaper Haaretz, Israel's policy of five eyes for an eye will undoubtedly weaken the Jordan government and consequently lessen the chances of border quiet. In Manhattan the U.N.'s Dag Hammarskjold warned that unless both Israel and Jordan establish "a discipline sufficiently firm to forestall" such outbreaks, the cease-fire that he negotiated last April will become a "dead letter...
Last week's crash was not expected to slow the buildup of the nation's B-52 fleet to 600-900 planes by 1958. Nor did the grounding seriously weaken U.S. defenses. Still in the air were the Air Force's venerable B-36s and shorter-ranged but strategically based B-47s. B-52 crews, moreover, continued to report for around-the-clock duty, and on the flight lines their ships stood combat-ready, their engines tested, their fuel tanks full. "In any need or emergency," said the Air Force, "the B-52s will...
...Vice President's chair, sees little reason for compromising his 1960 presidential chances by appearing on what he suspects will be a losing 1956 ticket against Eisenhower. Moreover, although he has recovered from his own heart attack a year ago. Johnson 1) knows that his candidacy would weaken the Democrats' health issue against the President, and 2) would like another four years to build up his own strength for campaigning...