Word: withstood
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Next day he was off again by plane, helicopter and Jeep. Along the way, he filled his notebook with facts and figures in his small, meticulous, left-handed script. At Luong Son, a strategic hamlet that has already withstood seven Viet Cong attacks, McNamara asked how soon the nearest military post could be alerted, learned that because Luong Son lacks a radio transmitter, it takes four hours to summon aid by runners. Said he curtly: "Let's get radios in this area." At the resort town of Dalat, McNamara changed to black tie to dine with South Viet...
Vellucci said that since the people of Cambridge have "withstood tax losses" on the Yards for so many years, they "deserve to be compensated" with a new development which will bring the city revenue. (The MTA has never paid tax on the Yards...
Lingle passed Mullin with three laps to go, withstood a brief sprint by his challenger, and finished in 4:12.6, a Cage and meet record. Mullin, holder of the old record, finished in 4:13.7, which also bettered the old mark...
...such criticism is trivial. A polished cast enlivens a play that has already withstood the test of time. To begin its second season, the Loeb opens its doors with a bargain...
...gasoline engine on Monday morning-a tip-off that the inhabitants were prosperous enough to own a Maytag washing machine. Today, a remarkable number of the same machines-converted to electricity-are still washing clothes. Even more remarkable, the Maytag Co. of little Newton, Iowa, has withstood the churnings that have long since washed out most independent laundry-machine makers, now stands a strong second in the billion-dollar industry. Outstripped in sales only by Whirlpool Corp. (RCA Whirlpool, Sears's Kenmore), Maytag, in its own field, ranks ahead of such giants as General Electric, General Motors (Frigidaire), Borg...