Word: solidity
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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...Bevan faction of the Labor Party, which has been pressing for an early election, was mildly rebuked by Prime Minister Attlee in his address to the conference. Attlee reaffirmed the government's determination to carry out Socialist policy with a "small but solid" majority. Polls taken throughout the country showed little change in popular opinion since the February election. Attlee had little hope of substantially increasing his majority and the Conservatives had little confidence that they could upset Labor. The word around Margate was that the election would be "soon, but not yet." Meanwhile, a middleaged, well-tailored Labor...
Seduction? At this point, Premier de Gasped hit the ceiling. "Not only Mr. Dayton but ECA is persona non grata," he cried. Italy's Minister of the Treasury Giuseppe Pella. a former economics professor, stood indignantly on the seemingly solid ground of fiscal rectitude, creating the unusual impression that the U.S. was trying to seduce a thrifty government into leading a dissolute economic life...
Last weekend, Notre Dame was a solid 20-point favorite over once-beaten (by Texas, 34-26) Purdue. Coach Leahy recalled that two years before, Notre Dame had barely squeaked by Purdue, 28-27, then croaked his weekly prophecy: "It figures to be a very close game...
That was a comforting thought. You could argue that he, Vag, was crazy but you couldn't say the same of all the new solid citizens who had rooted for losing teams in their day. There must be something...
...flanks, John Hickey and Tom Gill at tackles, Joe Shaw and Dave Hanson at guards, and Bill Monteith, the lightest man, at center. It might not be the fastest line in college football this year, but the varsity will attest to the fact that it is pretty solid...