Word: comprehend
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...inter-war successes and failures are well known and easily discovered. Of course, even better known is Churchill's and Britain's lonely fight against Germany for two long years in World War II. But it is especially worthwhile that the readers of a college newspaper comprehend the connection between what Churchill did in the 1800's and what...
...finer point on the matter, to comprehend that Churchill's youthful heroism accounts for his mature heroism. Had Churchill not faced down death as a young man, would he have had the courage to face down Hitler in 1940? Had Churchill not learned from and become one of history's great authors, would he have had the eloquence to steel the British people in 1940 against the most ferocious force ever to walk the earth? Churchill never flinched when he and Britain stood alone in June 1940. "Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island...
...political intrigue or what is right or wrong. We care because More is an honorable man in circumstances that are all too real. And the fact that he is the best of what we aspire to be makes his fate even more heartbreaking, even though we fully comprehend the practical reasons for which it all happens...
...easy to understand the forgiving impulse of the Governor's contemporaries, who themselves don't want to be permanently disqualified. And it's not hard to comprehend a national disinclination, post-Monica, to paw over the dark moments of yet another politician's life. The problem is that using cocaine, unlike having a bit of sport with the ladies, is illegal, and the country has decided to dole out harsh prison sentences to many people caught with the drug...
...longtime publisher of a major magazine, I was amazed at TIME's accomplishment in putting out the issue on the J.F.K. Jr. tragedy. Few readers can comprehend the complexity of virtually full-issue editorial coverage within such a short time frame. Congratulations! BILL LANE Menlo Park, Calif...