Word: weaknessness
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An expert on sprinting techniques who has written books on the subject and coached three previous world record holders (Harold Davis, Ray Norton and Dennis Johnson), Winter concedes that Smith is still only a mediocre starter-"he used to be terrible"-a weakness that Bud is trying hard to correct...
An example of the weakness of the congress, the critics point out, is its failure ever to demand a complete financial accounting. In 15 years, no NSA officer has displayed a budget for everyone to see. (This is not to say that making a budget public would have betrayed the...
SDS leaders disagree. Goldberg could not have postponed his visit indefinitely, they argue. It would have been a clear sign of weakness, a giving in to pressure. He had to come; and, because SDS had not ruled out the possibility of a "disruptive" demonstration, he had to agree to the...
When he throws the ball back, Antonioni again indicates the basic weakness in his photographer's character: he will too frequently succumb to the temptations of his life, probably never free himself from the pitfalls of a spiritually bankrupt society. The last shot, however, confirms his ultimate rejection of total...
Smugglers' Delight. All that will help Europe revive its money markets. Their present weakness not only helps to raise the cost of borrowing throughout Europe but indirectly contributes to a host of other problems, from industrial inefficiency to the technology gap. In freeing gold and the franc, De Gaulle...