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The department needs a clearer `` sense of direction '' at the top and it needs fewer, but better, people, Sen. Jackson says.	says	{ "name": "say", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the chance to speak", "express in words", "report or maintain", "express a supposition", "have or contain a certain wording or form", "give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority", "speak, pronounce, or utter in a c...	[ "express in words" ]	[ "say%2:32:00::" ]
The subcommittee is not alone in questioning the effectiveness of the department.	is	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
The subcommittee is not alone in questioning the effectiveness of the department.	questioning	{ "name": "question", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an instance of questioning", "the subject matter at issue", "a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply", "uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something", "a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for d...	[ "place in doubt or express doubtful speculation" ]	[ "question%2:32:02::" ]
President Kennedy has indicated his dissatisfaction with its performance.	indicated	{ "name": "indicate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be a signal for or a symptom of", "indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively", "to state or express briefly", "give evidence of", "suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine" ] }	[ "indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively" ]	[ "indicate%2:32:03::" ]
But those who would revitalize so complex an organization must, first of all, overcome the resistance of layers of officials wedded to traditional procedures, suspicious of innovation and fearful of mistakes.	revitalize	{ "name": "revitalize", "sense_definitions_list": [ "restore strength", "give new life or vigor to" ] }	[ "restore strength" ]	[ "revitalize%2:29:00::" ]
But those who would revitalize so complex an organization must, first of all, overcome the resistance of layers of officials wedded to traditional procedures, suspicious of innovation and fearful of mistakes.	overcome	{ "name": "overcome", "sense_definitions_list": [ "win a victory over", "get on top of; deal with successfully", "overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli", "overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome" ] }	[ "overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli" ]	[ "overcome%2:37:00::" ]
Nor does Sen. Jackson discuss the delicate situation created by the presence in the White House of a corps of presidential assistants engaged in the study of foreign policy.	discuss	{ "name": "discuss", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible", "a disk used in throwing competitions", "to consider or examine in speech or writing", "speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a ...	[ "speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion" ]	[ "discuss%2:32:00::" ]
Nor does Sen. Jackson discuss the delicate situation created by the presence in the White House of a corps of presidential assistants engaged in the study of foreign policy.	created	{ "name": "create", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make or cause to be or to become", "bring into existence", "pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity", "invest with a new title, office, or rank", "create by artistic means", "create or manufacture a man-made product" ] ...	[ "make or cause to be or to become" ]	[ "create%2:36:00::" ]
Nor does Sen. Jackson discuss the delicate situation created by the presence in the White House of a corps of presidential assistants engaged in the study of foreign policy.	engaged	{ "name": "engage", "sense_definitions_list": [ "carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in", "consume all of one's attention or time", "engage or hire for work", "ask to represent; of legal counsel", "give to in marriage", "get caught", "carry on (wars, battles, or campaign...	[ "carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in" ]	[ "engage%2:41:06::" ]
This tends to create friction and confusion and has not made it easier for Secretary Rusk to restore vigor and initiative among his subordinates.	tends	{ "name": "tend", "sense_definitions_list": [ "have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined", "have care of or look after", "manage or run" ] }	[ "have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined" ]	[ "tend%2:42:01::" ]
This tends to create friction and confusion and has not made it easier for Secretary Rusk to restore vigor and initiative among his subordinates.	create	{ "name": "create", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make or cause to be or to become", "bring into existence", "pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity", "invest with a new title, office, or rank", "create by artistic means", "create or manufacture a man-made product" ] ...	[ "make or cause to be or to become" ]	[ "create%2:36:00::" ]
This tends to create friction and confusion and has not made it easier for Secretary Rusk to restore vigor and initiative among his subordinates.	made	{ "name": "make", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a recognizable kind", "the act of mixing cards haphazardly", "engage in", "give certain properties to something", "make or cause to be or to become", "cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner", "give rise to; cause to happen or occur,...	[ "give certain properties to something" ]	[ "make%2:30:00::" ]
This tends to create friction and confusion and has not made it easier for Secretary Rusk to restore vigor and initiative among his subordinates.	restore	{ "name": "restore", "sense_definitions_list": [ "return to its original or usable and functioning condition", "return to life; get or give new life or energy", "give or bring back", "restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken", "bring back into original existence, us...	[ "return to life; get or give new life or energy" ]	[ "restore%2:30:00::" ]
But competent observers believe he is making progress, particularly toward what Sen. Jackson lists as the primary need - `` a clearer understanding of where our vital national interests lie and what we must do to promote them ''.	believe	{ "name": "believe", "sense_definitions_list": [ "accept as true; take to be true", "judge or regard; look upon; judge", "be confident about something", "follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer", "credit with veracity" ] }	[ "judge or regard; look upon; judge" ]	[ "believe%2:31:04::" ]
But competent observers believe he is making progress, particularly toward what Sen. Jackson lists as the primary need - `` a clearer understanding of where our vital national interests lie and what we must do to promote them ''.	making	{ "name": "make", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a recognizable kind", "the act of mixing cards haphazardly", "engage in", "give certain properties to something", "make or cause to be or to become", "cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner", "give rise to; cause to happen or occur,...	[ "engage in" ]	[ "make%2:41:00::" ]
But competent observers believe he is making progress, particularly toward what Sen. Jackson lists as the primary need - `` a clearer understanding of where our vital national interests lie and what we must do to promote them ''.	lists	{ "name": "list", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)", "the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical", "give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of", "include in a list", "cause to lean to ...	[ "give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of" ]	[ "list%2:32:00::" ]
But competent observers believe he is making progress, particularly toward what Sen. Jackson lists as the primary need - `` a clearer understanding of where our vital national interests lie and what we must do to promote them ''.	lie	{ "name": "lie", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth", "Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968)", "position or manner in which something is situated", "be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain po...	[ "originate (in)" ]	[ "lie%2:42:01::" ]
But competent observers believe he is making progress, particularly toward what Sen. Jackson lists as the primary need - `` a clearer understanding of where our vital national interests lie and what we must do to promote them ''.	do	{ "name": "do", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an uproarious party", "the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization", "doctor's degree in osteopathy", "engage in", "carry out or perform an action", "get (something) done", "proceed or get along", "give ris...	[ "engage in" ]	[ "do%2:41:01::" ]
But competent observers believe he is making progress, particularly toward what Sen. Jackson lists as the primary need - `` a clearer understanding of where our vital national interests lie and what we must do to promote them ''.	promote	{ "name": "promote", "sense_definitions_list": [ "contribute to the progress or growth of", "give a promotion to or assign to a higher position", "make publicity for; try to sell (a product)", "be changed for a superior chess or checker piece", "change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it t...	[ "contribute to the progress or growth of" ]	[ "promote%2:41:01::" ]
The Jackson report will provide some of the political support Mr. Rusk will need if he is to get rid of department personnel engaged, as Sen. Jackson puts it, `` in work that does not really need doing ''.	provide	{ "name": "provide", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give something useful or necessary to", "give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance", "determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation", "mount or put up",...	[ "give something useful or necessary to" ]	[ "provide%2:40:00::" ]
The Jackson report will provide some of the political support Mr. Rusk will need if he is to get rid of department personnel engaged, as Sen. Jackson puts it, `` in work that does not really need doing ''.	need	{ "name": "need", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a condition requiring relief", "anything that is necessary but lacking", "the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior", "a state of ext...	[ "require as useful, just, or proper" ]	[ "need%2:42:00::" ]
The Jackson report will provide some of the political support Mr. Rusk will need if he is to get rid of department personnel engaged, as Sen. Jackson puts it, `` in work that does not really need doing ''.	get rid of	{ "name": "get_rid_of", "sense_definitions_list": [ "dispose of", "terminate, end, or take out", "do away with" ] }	[ "dispose of" ]	[ "get_rid_of%2:40:01::" ]
The Jackson report will provide some of the political support Mr. Rusk will need if he is to get rid of department personnel engaged, as Sen. Jackson puts it, `` in work that does not really need doing ''.	engaged	{ "name": "engage", "sense_definitions_list": [ "carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in", "consume all of one's attention or time", "engage or hire for work", "ask to represent; of legal counsel", "give to in marriage", "get caught", "carry on (wars, battles, or campaign...	[ "ask to represent; of legal counsel" ]	[ "engage%2:41:00::" ]
The Jackson report will provide some of the political support Mr. Rusk will need if he is to get rid of department personnel engaged, as Sen. Jackson puts it, `` in work that does not really need doing ''.	puts	{ "name": "put", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date", "put into a certain place or abstract location", "cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation", "formulate in a particular ...	[ "formulate in a particular style or language" ]	[ "put%2:32:00::" ]
The Jackson report will provide some of the political support Mr. Rusk will need if he is to get rid of department personnel engaged, as Sen. Jackson puts it, `` in work that does not really need doing ''.	need	{ "name": "need", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a condition requiring relief", "anything that is necessary but lacking", "the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior", "a state of ext...	[ "require as useful, just, or proper" ]	[ "need%2:42:00::" ]
The Jackson report will provide some of the political support Mr. Rusk will need if he is to get rid of department personnel engaged, as Sen. Jackson puts it, `` in work that does not really need doing ''.	doing	{ "name": "do", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an uproarious party", "the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization", "doctor's degree in osteopathy", "engage in", "carry out or perform an action", "get (something) done", "proceed or get along", "give ris...	[ "carry out or perform an action" ]	[ "do%2:36:01::" ]
Mr. Rusk should also draw comfort from Sen. Jackson 's recommendation that congressional methods of dealing with national security problems be improved.	draw	{ "name": "draw", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a gully that is shallower than a ravine", "an entertainer who attracts large audiences", "the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided", "anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random", "a playing card...	[ "get or derive" ]	[ "draw%2:40:00::" ]
Mr. Rusk should also draw comfort from Sen. Jackson 's recommendation that congressional methods of dealing with national security problems be improved.	dealing	{ "name": "deal", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a particular instance of buying or selling", "an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each", "(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent", "a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)", "...	[ "behave in a certain way towards others" ]	[ "deal%2:41:04::" ]
Mr. Rusk should also draw comfort from Sen. Jackson 's recommendation that congressional methods of dealing with national security problems be improved.	improved	{ "name": "improve", "sense_definitions_list": [ "to make better", "get better" ] }	[ "to make better" ]	[ "improve%2:30:01::" ]
Self-criticism is a rare but needed commodity in Congress.	is	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Forecasting economic activity is a hazardous undertaking even for the specialist.	is	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
But now apparently the job of Secretary of Labor requires that he be willing to risk his reputation as a prognosticator of unemployment trends.	requires	{ "name": "require", "sense_definitions_list": [ "require as useful, just, or proper", "consider obligatory; request and expect", "make someone do something", "have need of" ] }	[ "require as useful, just, or proper" ]	[ "require%2:42:00::" ]
But now apparently the job of Secretary of Labor requires that he be willing to risk his reputation as a prognosticator of unemployment trends.	be	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
But now apparently the job of Secretary of Labor requires that he be willing to risk his reputation as a prognosticator of unemployment trends.	risk	{ "name": "risk", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune", "a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury", "the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred", "the probability of bei...	[ "expose to a chance of loss or damage" ]	[ "risk%2:41:00::" ]
James P. Mitchell, when he was the head of the department, promised to eat his hat if unemployment did n't drop below three million a couple of years ago.	was	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "represent, as of a character on stage" ]	[ "be%2:42:08::" ]
James P. Mitchell, when he was the head of the department, promised to eat his hat if unemployment did n't drop below three million a couple of years ago.	promised	{ "name": "promise", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future", "grounds for feeling hopeful about the future", "make a promise or commitment", "promise to undertake or give", "make a prediction about; tell in...	[ "make a promise or commitment" ]	[ "promise%2:32:00::" ]
James P. Mitchell, when he was the head of the department, promised to eat his hat if unemployment did n't drop below three million a couple of years ago.	eat	{ "name": "eat", "sense_definitions_list": [ "take in solid food", "eat a meal; take a meal", "take in food; used of animals only", "worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way", "use up (resources or materials)", "cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid" ] }	[ "eat a meal; take a meal" ]	[ "eat%2:34:01::" ]
James P. Mitchell, when he was the head of the department, promised to eat his hat if unemployment did n't drop below three million a couple of years ago.	drop	{ "name": "drop", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a shape that is spherical and small", "a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); ; ; ; --Kipling", "a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity", "a steep high face of rock", "a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of...	[ "go down in value" ]	[ "drop%2:30:00::" ]
He lost, but settled for a cake in the shape of a fedora.	lost	{ "name": "lose", "sense_definitions_list": [ "fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense", "fail to win", "suffer the loss of a person through death or removal", "place (something) where one cannot find it again", "miss from one's possessions; lose sig...	[ "fail to win" ]	[ "lose%2:33:00::" ]
He lost, but settled for a cake in the shape of a fedora.	settled	{ "name": "settle", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a long wooden bench with a back", "settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground", "bring to an end; settle conclusively", "settle conclusively; come to terms", "take up residence and become established", "come to terms", "go unde...	[ "come to terms" ]	[ "settle%2:32:02::" ]
His successor, Secretary Goldberg, also has been guessing wrong on a drop in the unemployment rate which has been holding just under 7 per cent for the last 11 months.	guessing	{ "name": "guess", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence", "an estimate based on little or no information", "expect, believe, or suppose", "put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation", "judge tentatively or form an estimate of (qu...	[ "put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation" ]	[ "guess%2:32:00::" ]
His successor, Secretary Goldberg, also has been guessing wrong on a drop in the unemployment rate which has been holding just under 7 per cent for the last 11 months.	holding	{ "name": "hold", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of grasping", "understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something", "power by which something or someone is affected or dominated", "time during which some action is awaited", "a state of being confined (usually for ...	[ "keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.," ]	[ "hold%2:42:00::" ]
No betting man, Mr. Goldberg says he 's merely `` putting my neck out again '' by predicting the rate will go down this month.	says	{ "name": "say", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the chance to speak", "express in words", "report or maintain", "express a supposition", "have or contain a certain wording or form", "give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority", "speak, pronounce, or utter in a c...	[ "express in words" ]	[ "say%2:32:00::" ]
No betting man, Mr. Goldberg says he 's merely `` putting my neck out again '' by predicting the rate will go down this month.	putting	{ "name": "put", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date", "put into a certain place or abstract location", "cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation", "formulate in a particular ...	[ "put into a certain place or abstract location" ]	[ "put%2:35:00::" ]
No betting man, Mr. Goldberg says he 's merely `` putting my neck out again '' by predicting the rate will go down this month.	predicting	{ "name": "predict", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make a prediction about; tell in advance", "indicate by signs" ] }	[ "make a prediction about; tell in advance" ]	[ "predict%2:32:00::" ]
No betting man, Mr. Goldberg says he 's merely `` putting my neck out again '' by predicting the rate will go down this month.	go down	{ "name": "go_down", "sense_definitions_list": [ "move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way", "go under,", "grow smaller", "be recorded or remembered", "be ingested", "be defeated", "disappear beyond the horizon", "stop operating" ] }	[ "grow smaller" ]	[ "go_down%2:30:00::" ]
He is basing his guess on new government statistics that show business has broadened its stride - a new record high in personal income, an increase in housing starts, a spurt in retail sales and a gain in orders for durable goods.	basing	{ "name": "base", "sense_definitions_list": [ "installation from which a military force initiates operations", "lowest support of a structure", "a place that the runner must touch before scoring", "the bottom or lowest part", "(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment", ...	[ "use as a basis for; found on" ]	[ "base%2:31:00::" ]
He is basing his guess on new government statistics that show business has broadened its stride - a new record high in personal income, an increase in housing starts, a spurt in retail sales and a gain in orders for durable goods.	broadened	{ "name": "broaden", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make broader", "extend in scope or range or area", "vary in order to spread risk or to expand", "become broader" ] }	[ "become broader" ]	[ "broaden%2:30:00::" ]
Mr. Mitchell had an excuse for losing - the steel strike lasted much longer than he anticipated.	had	{ "name": "have", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who possesses great material wealth", "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense", "have as a feature", "go through (mental or physical states or experiences)", "have ownership or possession of", "cause to move; cause t...	[ "have ownership or possession of" ]	[ "have%2:40:04::" ]
Mr. Mitchell had an excuse for losing - the steel strike lasted much longer than he anticipated.	losing	{ "name": "lose", "sense_definitions_list": [ "fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense", "fail to win", "suffer the loss of a person through death or removal", "place (something) where one cannot find it again", "miss from one's possessions; lose sig...	[ "fail to win" ]	[ "lose%2:33:00::" ]
Mr. Mitchell had an excuse for losing - the steel strike lasted much longer than he anticipated.	lasted	{ "name": "last", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the temporal end; the concluding time", "the last or lowest in an ordering or series", "a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do", "the time at which life ends; continuing until dead", "a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds", "a un...	[ "persist for a specified period of time" ]	[ "last%2:42:00::" ]
Mr. Mitchell had an excuse for losing - the steel strike lasted much longer than he anticipated.	anticipated	{ "name": "anticipate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "regard something as probable or likely", "act in advance of; deal with ahead of time", "realize beforehand", "make a prediction about; tell in advance", "be excited or anxious about", "be a forerunner of or occur earlier than" ] }	[ "realize beforehand" ]	[ "anticipate%2:31:01::" ]
Mr. Goldberg has less reason for missing.	has	{ "name": "have", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who possesses great material wealth", "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense", "have as a feature", "go through (mental or physical states or experiences)", "have ownership or possession of", "cause to move; cause t...	[ "have ownership or possession of" ]	[ "have%2:40:04::" ]
The economy seems to be sailing along on an even keel and the 1961 hurricane season and auto strikes are at an end so they can n't be blamed in November.	seems	{ "name": "seem", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect", "seem to be true, probable, or apparent", "appear to exist", "appear to one's own mind or opinion" ] }	[ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect" ]	[ "seem%2:39:00::" ]
The economy seems to be sailing along on an even keel and the 1961 hurricane season and auto strikes are at an end so they can n't be blamed in November.	sailing	{ "name": "sail", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel", "an ocean trip taken for pleasure", "any structure that resembles a sail", "traverse or travel on (a body of water)", "move with sweeping, ef...	[ "move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions" ]	[ "sail%2:38:01::" ]
The economy seems to be sailing along on an even keel and the 1961 hurricane season and auto strikes are at an end so they can n't be blamed in November.	are	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
The economy seems to be sailing along on an even keel and the 1961 hurricane season and auto strikes are at an end so they can n't be blamed in November.	blamed	{ "name": "blame", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed", "a reproach for some lapse or misdeed", "put or pin the blame on", "harass with constant criticism", "attribute responsibility to", "expletives used informally as intensifiers" ...	[ "attribute responsibility to" ]	[ "blame%2:31:00::" ]
The odds thus appear favorable that the secretary 's neck may be spared.	appear	{ "name": "appear", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect", "come into sight or view", "be issued or published", "seem to be true, probable, or apparent", "come into being or existence, or appear on the scene", "appear as a character on stage...	[ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect" ]	[ "appear%2:39:00::" ]
The odds thus appear favorable that the secretary 's neck may be spared.	spared	{ "name": "spare", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an extra component of a machine or other apparatus", "an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle", "a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls", "refrain from harming", "save or relieve from an experience or action"...	[ "refrain from harming" ]	[ "spare%2:41:00::" ]
Cambodia 's chief of state, who has been accused of harboring Communist marauders and otherwise making life miserable for neighboring South Viet Nam and Thailand, insists he would be very unhappy if communism established its power in Southeast Asia.	accused	{ "name": "accuse", "sense_definitions_list": [ "bring an accusation against; level a charge against", "blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against" ] }	[ "bring an accusation against; level a charge against" ]	[ "accuse%2:32:00::" ]
Cambodia 's chief of state, who has been accused of harboring Communist marauders and otherwise making life miserable for neighboring South Viet Nam and Thailand, insists he would be very unhappy if communism established its power in Southeast Asia.	harboring	{ "name": "harbor", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo", "a place of refuge and comfort and security", "maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)", "secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)", "keep in one's possession; of animals", ...	[ "secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)" ]	[ "harbor%2:42:00::" ]
Cambodia 's chief of state, who has been accused of harboring Communist marauders and otherwise making life miserable for neighboring South Viet Nam and Thailand, insists he would be very unhappy if communism established its power in Southeast Asia.	making	{ "name": "make", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a recognizable kind", "the act of mixing cards haphazardly", "engage in", "give certain properties to something", "make or cause to be or to become", "cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner", "give rise to; cause to happen or occur,...	[ "make or cause to be or to become" ]	[ "make%2:36:00::" ]
Cambodia 's chief of state, who has been accused of harboring Communist marauders and otherwise making life miserable for neighboring South Viet Nam and Thailand, insists he would be very unhappy if communism established its power in Southeast Asia.	insists	{ "name": "insist", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge", "beg persistently and urgently", "assert to be true" ] }	[ "be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge" ]	[ "insist%2:32:00::" ]
Cambodia 's chief of state, who has been accused of harboring Communist marauders and otherwise making life miserable for neighboring South Viet Nam and Thailand, insists he would be very unhappy if communism established its power in Southeast Asia.	be	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Cambodia 's chief of state, who has been accused of harboring Communist marauders and otherwise making life miserable for neighboring South Viet Nam and Thailand, insists he would be very unhappy if communism established its power in Southeast Asia.	established	{ "name": "establish", "sense_definitions_list": [ "set up or found", "set up or lay the groundwork for", "establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment", "institute, enact, or establish", "bring about", "place", "build or establish something abstract",...	[ "institute, enact, or establish" ]	[ "establish%2:31:02::" ]
But so convinced of communism 's inevitable triumph is Prince Sihanouk that he is ready to throw in the towel.	is	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
But so convinced of communism 's inevitable triumph is Prince Sihanouk that he is ready to throw in the towel.	is	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
But so convinced of communism 's inevitable triumph is Prince Sihanouk that he is ready to throw in the towel.	throw in the towel	{ "name": "throw_in_the_towel", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat" ] }	[ "give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat" ]	[ "throw_in_the_towel%2:33:00::" ]
`` I have to see the facts '', is the way the prince puts it.	see	{ "name": "see", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located", "perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight", "perceive (an idea or situation) mentally", "perceive or be contemporaneous with", "imagine; conceive of; see in one's min...	[ "get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally" ]	[ "see%2:31:02::" ]
`` I have to see the facts '', is the way the prince puts it.	is	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]	[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
`` I have to see the facts '', is the way the prince puts it.	puts	{ "name": "put", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date", "put into a certain place or abstract location", "cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation", "formulate in a particular ...	[ "formulate in a particular style or language" ]	[ "put%2:32:00::" ]
And from that point of vantage he concedes another two years of grace to nations maintaining a pro-Western posture.	concedes	{ "name": "concede", "sense_definitions_list": [ "admit (to a wrongdoing)", "be willing to concede", "give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another", "acknowledge defeat" ] }	[ "give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another" ]	[ "concede%2:40:00::" ]
And from that point of vantage he concedes another two years of grace to nations maintaining a pro-Western posture.	maintaining	{ "name": "maintain", "sense_definitions_list": [ "keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,", "keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction", "supply with necessities and support", "state categorically", "have and exercise", "maintain for use and service", ...	[ "keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.," ]	[ "maintain%2:42:00::" ]
Prince Sihanouk 's powers of prognostication some day may be confirmed but history is not likely to praise the courage of his convictions.	confirmed	{ "name": "confirm", "sense_definitions_list": [ "establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts", "strengthen or make more firm", "make more firm", "support a person for a position", "administer the rite of confirmation to" ] }	[ "establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts" ]	[ "confirm%2:31:00::" ]
Prince Sihanouk 's powers of prognostication some day may be confirmed but history is not likely to praise the courage of his convictions.	is	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Prince Sihanouk 's powers of prognostication some day may be confirmed but history is not likely to praise the courage of his convictions.	praise	{ "name": "praise", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an expression of approval and commendation", "offering words of homage as an act of worship", "express approval of" ] }	[ "express approval of" ]	[ "praise%2:32:00::" ]
Commerce Secretary Hodges seems to have been cast in the role of pacemaker for official Washington 's economic forecasters.	seems	{ "name": "seem", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect", "seem to be true, probable, or apparent", "appear to exist", "appear to one's own mind or opinion" ] }	[ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect" ]	[ "seem%2:39:00::" ]
Commerce Secretary Hodges seems to have been cast in the role of pacemaker for official Washington 's economic forecasters.	cast	{ "name": "cast", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the actors in a play", "container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens", "the distinctive form in which a thing is made", "the visual appearance of something or someone", "bandage consisting of a firm covering (often m...	[ "select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet" ]	[ "cast%2:36:01::" ]
Weeks ago he saw a business upturn in the second quarter of this year while his colleagues in the Cabinet were shaking their heads in disagreement.	saw	{ "name": "see", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located", "perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight", "perceive (an idea or situation) mentally", "perceive or be contemporaneous with", "imagine; conceive of; see in one's min...	[ "perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight" ]	[ "see%2:39:00::" ]
Weeks ago he saw a business upturn in the second quarter of this year while his colleagues in the Cabinet were shaking their heads in disagreement.	shaking	{ "name": "shake", "sense_definitions_list": [ "building material used as siding or roofing", "frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream", "a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it", "grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an int...	[ "move or cause to move back and forth" ]	[ "shake%2:38:00::" ]
Recently Treasury Secretary Dillon and Labor Secretary Goldberg fell into line with Mr. Hodges ' appraisal, though there has been some reluctance to do so at the White House.	fell	{ "name": "fall", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the season when the leaves fall from the trees", "a sudden drop from an upright position", "the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve", "a downward slope or bend", "a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity",...	[ "pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind" ]	[ "fall%2:30:08::" ]
Recently Treasury Secretary Dillon and Labor Secretary Goldberg fell into line with Mr. Hodges ' appraisal, though there has been some reluctance to do so at the White House.	been	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "happen, occur, take place" ]	[ "be%2:42:04::" ]
Recently Treasury Secretary Dillon and Labor Secretary Goldberg fell into line with Mr. Hodges ' appraisal, though there has been some reluctance to do so at the White House.	do	{ "name": "do", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an uproarious party", "the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization", "doctor's degree in osteopathy", "engage in", "carry out or perform an action", "get (something) done", "proceed or get along", "give ris...	[ "engage in" ]	[ "do%2:41:01::" ]
And now Mr. Hodges has pioneered further into the economic unknown with the announcement that he thinks business has stopped sliding and that it should start going upward from this point.	pioneered	{ "name": "pioneer", "sense_definitions_list": [ "someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art", "one the first colonists or settlers in a new territory", "open up an area or prepare a way", "take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of", "open up...	[ "open up an area or prepare a way" ]	[ "pioneer%2:36:00::" ]
And now Mr. Hodges has pioneered further into the economic unknown with the announcement that he thinks business has stopped sliding and that it should start going upward from this point.	thinks	{ "name": "think", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an instance of deliberate thinking", "judge or regard; look upon; judge", "expect, believe, or suppose", "use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments", "recall knowl...	[ "judge or regard; look upon; judge" ]	[ "think%2:31:01::" ]
And now Mr. Hodges has pioneered further into the economic unknown with the announcement that he thinks business has stopped sliding and that it should start going upward from this point.	stopped	{ "name": "stop", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the event of something ending", "the act of stopping something", "a brief stay in the course of a journey", "the state of inactivity following an interruption", "a spot where something halts or pauses", "a consonant produced by stopping the flow...	[ "put an end to a state or an activity" ]	[ "stop%2:42:00::" ]
And now Mr. Hodges has pioneered further into the economic unknown with the announcement that he thinks business has stopped sliding and that it should start going upward from this point.	sliding	{ "name": "slide", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study", "(geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.", "(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale", "plaything consisting of a s...	[ "to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly" ]	[ "slide%2:38:00::" ]
And now Mr. Hodges has pioneered further into the economic unknown with the announcement that he thinks business has stopped sliding and that it should start going upward from this point.	start	{ "name": "start", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the beginning of anything", "the time at which something is supposed to begin", "a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)", "a sudden involuntary movement", "the act of starting something", "a line indicating the location of the star...	[ "have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense" ]	[ "start%2:42:00::" ]
And now Mr. Hodges has pioneered further into the economic unknown with the announcement that he thinks business has stopped sliding and that it should start going upward from this point.	going	{ "name": "go", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)", "street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine", "a usually brief attempt", "a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the o...	[ "follow a certain course" ]	[ "go%2:30:01::" ]
He is the first top administration officer to see the bottom of the slump.	is	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
He is the first top administration officer to see the bottom of the slump.	see	{ "name": "see", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located", "perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight", "perceive (an idea or situation) mentally", "perceive or be contemporaneous with", "imagine; conceive of; see in one's min...	[ "perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight" ]	[ "see%2:39:00::" ]
The secretary based his assessment on the upturn in retail sales.	based	{ "name": "base", "sense_definitions_list": [ "installation from which a military force initiates operations", "lowest support of a structure", "a place that the runner must touch before scoring", "the bottom or lowest part", "(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment", ...	[ "use as a basis for; found on" ]	[ "base%2:31:00::" ]
February 's volume was 1 per cent above January 's for the first pickup since last October, although it is still 1.5 per cent off from February 1960.	was	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "be identical or equivalent to" ]	[ "be%2:42:07::" ]
February 's volume was 1 per cent above January 's for the first pickup since last October, although it is still 1.5 per cent off from February 1960.	is	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Corroborating Mr. Hodges ' figures was the Federal Reserve Board 's report of the large sales increase in the nation 's department stores for the week ending March 4.	Corroborating	{ "name": "corroborate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts", "give evidence for", "support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm" ] }	[ "give evidence for" ]	[ "corroborate%2:32:00::" ]
Corroborating Mr. Hodges ' figures was the Federal Reserve Board 's report of the large sales increase in the nation 's department stores for the week ending March 4.	ending	{ "name": "end", "sense_definitions_list": [ "either extremity of something that has length", "the point in time at which something ends", "the concluding parts of an event or occurrence", "the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended ...	[ "have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical" ]	[ "end%2:42:00::" ]
In Newark, for example, this gain was put at 26 per cent above the year-earlier level.	put	{ "name": "put", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date", "put into a certain place or abstract location", "cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation", "formulate in a particular ...	[ "estimate" ]	[ "put%2:31:13::" ]
Of course, some of the credit for the sale boost must be given to improvement in the weather and to the fact that Easter comes more than two weeks earlier than in 1960.	given	{ "name": "give", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length", "cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense", "be the cause or source of", "transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody", "conve...	[ "convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow" ]	[ "give%2:32:01::" ]
Of course, some of the credit for the sale boost must be given to improvement in the weather and to the fact that Easter comes more than two weeks earlier than in 1960.	comes	{ "name": "come", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract", "move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody", "reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress", "come to pass; arriv...	[ "come to pass; arrive, as in due course" ]	[ "come%2:30:01::" ]
Another optimistic sign, this one from the Labor Department, was the report that the long rise in unemployment compensation payments `` was interrupted for the first time in the week ending Feb. 25 ''.	was	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]	[ "be%2:42:06::" ]

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