Word: weighting
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Macmillan coupled his dramatic proposal with many a cautionary clause. He warned against the emotional appeal of a nuclear disarmament pact that might leave the West "virtually defenseless before the greatly superior weight of Russian conventional arms." He pointed out that every government since 1947, both Labor and Tory, had approved the basing of U.S. bombers in the United Kingdom for mutual defense. As to the new plan to install thermonuclear missiles in Britain-"If bases for nuclear rockets are the up-to-date equivalent for bomb-carrying planes, then our whole defense policy, our whole strategy, becomes meaningless unless...
...Foreign Secretary. More than any other man, Harold Macmillan had inspired the NATO summit meeting in Paris-a feat which gave Britons the mildly exhilarating feeling that their counsels were again carrying their old weight in the world's chancelleries. Last week, as he prepared to depart on a five-week tour of Commonwealth nations, Macmillan was hailed expansively by some Tory supporters as "the Foreign Secretary of the West...
...Playing in the spotty Pacific Coast Conference, Oregon was a two-time loser in its last three games. And Ohio State's brawny Buckeyes, despite an opening-game upset by Texas Christian, were undefeated in the mighty Big Ten. From San Diego to Portland, bookies hefted the sheer weight of the Ohio State ground attack and made the visitors the favorites by as much as 24 points...
...Rinehart pointed out that putting a man to a height of 186 miles was much less a problem, in terms of the rocket power needed, than to launch a satellite of a man's weight...
...consolation rounds, Foster scored another two wins, one a 12-9 slugfest over Michigan's Fitzgerald, but in the consolation finals he lost to Jim Ellis of Indiana, 6 to 1. Ellis last year won his weight class at the tournament and was named outstanding wrestler...