Word: wide
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...ESSENCE OF SECURITY, by Robert S. McNamara. A wide-ranging collection of speeches and reports by the paragon of the Pentagon, whose concern for the world belies the myth that he is narrow and insensitive. The outstanding omission: discussion of the Viet...
...director, McGovern won election by a bare 597 votes (out of 254,319). He has since sought to ensure his popularity by fighting for stable farm prices and greater investment by industry to stem the drain of young people from rural areas. At the same time, he defended his wide-ranging involvement with broader concerns "We cannot build a wall around South Dakota and not take notice of what is going on in the cities," he explained. "A Senator who alienates urban opinion is of no value anymore. My job is to convince an urban-oriented Congress of the importance...
Never before has an academic year opened with college administrators so self-conscious about their own actions, or so concerned about the actions of their students. Determined to prevent rebellion, many are wooing undergraduate affection with offers of participation in a wide area of policy making. But if these opportunities are rejected, many college presidents are prepared to swing new weapons of repression against attempts to disrupt the campuses...
Neither team scored in the third period, but there were a couple of exciting minutes. With about six minutes left, Lalich had to eat the ball, was hit hard, and had to leave the game temporarily. Sub Frank Champi pitched wide to Gatto whose option pass bounced off several players, including Harvard's Varney, before Rose intercepted...
...trick is to push hard with your upper arm," Tom, the treasurer of the Kayak Club, was enthusiastically telling his admirers. 'To roll a kayak, you have to make a wide sweep with your upper arm." Jennifer dove into the water with a resounding smack. "The water's great," she cried...