Word: rather
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...members of the squad. The only way a coach could ever get a squad to play the same basic type of game would be to scout hundreds of candidates, looking for similarity of style. So Coach Barnaby has sensibly resolved to bring out the individual talent in each man rather than to impose a special game upon the player. On the Barnaby team, each man plays according to his own bent...
...sovereignty by the Russian government. Through some queer quirk of diplomatic reasoning, it is no invasion to shoot our words across on electromagnetic waves in the other, but it is not quite cricket to send printed material across. That's a little too unconventional. In some way it is rather raw. It is not in accordance with the niceties of diplomatic practice...
...conclusion, let us face the difficulties in our situation. We have to persuade people whether as members of political parties, trade unions, farm organizations, or business groups--that they should look at the long-range interests of all the people rather than to the short-range interests of their own group. We have to do this in spite of the fact that those who undertake it may thereby lose the positions which give strength and carrying power to their words...
...University's current public relations consciousness. This sensitivity to public opinion has intensified the Dean's Office concern over organizational bad debts mentioned above, and over the problems created by post-war political tensions, which were considered yesterday. In each case the fact that people blame Harvard rather than the specific undergraduate group involved has led the Dean's Office to try to prevent ahead of time actions which could lead to an unfavorable public reaction...
...stage of Sanders Theater used his talents with such comprehension and conviction as alto Anne Talbot, last night's Messiah would have been clearly defined and tremendously powerful. But the performance lacked broad conception and sustain-force, not for any lack of ability which was remarkably well distributed; but rather for want of appreciation of what was being related...