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Word: toughest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Nasser's acceptance of Red arms; 2) Nasser seized the Suez Canal; 3) Dulles tried with U.S. allies, with the U.N., to work out a solution and failed. But when Britain, France and Israel launched a sudden attack against Egypt without notice to the U.S., Dulles took the toughest stand for principle of his career. Said he, extemporaneously, in one of his finest speeches...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JOHN FOSTER DULLES: A Record Clear and Strong For All To See | 4/27/1959 | See Source »

...five enemas. Which was the worst part of the tests? Answered one Astronaut, Marine Lieut. Colonel John Glenn: "If you figure out how many openings there are in the human body, and how far you can go into any one of them, you can answer which would be the toughest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPACE: Rendezvous with Destiny | 4/20/1959 | See Source »

...Crimson, entering the contest with four wins and no losses, may be facing their toughest opponent so far this spring. Paced by Noel Feddis, perhaps the best player in the Eastern Rugby Union, New York is composed of men who have played rugby either in American colleges or on English club and university teams. Feddis saw action at Cambridge University and is honored as an Irish International rugby star...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Undefeated Rugby Team to Face New York | 4/18/1959 | See Source »

Boston University is favored to retain the Lucian Sharpe Memorial Trophy, with M.I.T. and the Coast Guard Academy expected to provide the toughest opposition. Other schools competing in the regatta are Dartmouth, Rhode Island School of Design, and Yale...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sailors Will Compete For Regatta Trophy At Brown Today | 4/11/1959 | See Source »

Jimmy Dean plays the sensitive rebel role to its hilt, even managing fairly deftly the lines he has to mumble. Perhaps his toughest scene comes when Cal sees his father spurn his own birthday gift of $5000 and rejoice over his brother's "gift" of his engagement to Alma. A scene which could have been easily overplayed, it becomes an emotionally powerful piece of acting in a movie full of tortured glances and "sensitive" scenes...

Author: By Stephen C. Clapp, | Title: East of Eden | 4/6/1959 | See Source »

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