Word: momentum
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Chances. In the weeks of internecine squabbling, the allies had clearly lost their gathering momentum both on the military front and in the drive to bring social and economic reform to the villages. As for the hard battlefield cost, opinion was divided. Admiral U.S. Grant Sharp Jr., the U.S. Pacific commander, thought that in spite of the turmoil, "we are doing quite well." Less sanguine officers closer to the conflict noted a sharp drop in South Vietnamese operations. One result was that for the first time in the war, U.S. combat deaths for a one-week period (ending April...
...refused to let the Buddhists in Hué fly the Buddhist flag on Gautama's birthday, Tri Quang led a demonstration to the radio station. He delivered a spellbinding speech, the crowds surged toward the station and Diem's troops replied with grenades?giving Tri Quang both the martyrs and momentum he needed. Soon Buddhists were immolating themselves on street corners, the protesting crowds grew in number and violence, and on Nov. 1, Diem and Nhu were overthrown and shot in the rear of an army truck. Ironically enough, Tri Quang sat out the last two months of Diem's tragedy...
...nation's loss of momentum all military. The whole decision-making process in the government, from pacification programs to much needed economic reforms, is slowly grinding to a halt. At first officials were simply mugwumping to see who came out on top?and which way to lean. Now, since Ky has promised to step down, they are out looking for new jobs. The crisis has badly shaken the cohesion of the generals' Directory, enhancing the chances of yet another military coup before the caretakers retire...
...build a nation in the midst of war is not only one of the most ambitious and complex undertakings his Administration has attempted; it is also perhaps the most exciting drama of our times. He is impatient for results, though well aware that the program is barely gathering momentum. Accordingly, though Johnson originally told
There could no longer be any doubt last week that the U.S. is suffering from inflation. The only question was how serious it could become. Buoyed by Viet Nam spending and the momentum of a historymaking, 60-month expansion, the economy was surging ahead far faster than the Government had anticipated in January. Unemployment was down to a twelve-year low of 3.7%, and there were already serious shortages of construction workers, machinists and technicians. With factories operating at more than 90% of capacity, industrialists were planning to plow $60.2 billion into new equipment, $2.4 billion above Washington...