Word: affectation
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...people who pose little threat to this nation's security or economic interests. Nor is it much comfort to embrace the notion that the U.S. is engaged in the holier tasks of "nation-building" and preventing a bloodier conflict with Red China. Most people at Harvard, even those who affect a "tough-minded" outlook on American activities abroad, cannot help but be shaken by the tag of "murderer...
...England Conservatory of Music. In two months he has revamped the conservatory's somewhat musty operation to put more stress on practical training, brought in 17 new faculty members, expanded the curriculum and stepped up fund raising. "Why not think big?" he asks. "This conservatory could affect the musical education of the nation...
Undergraduates, Lang said, are in the best position to question policies because they are "not subject to economic and political pressures which affect their elders...
Some may try to distinguish mere speech from actual recruitment for practical activities. But is not all speech an attempt to affect action? Robert Bornbaum
Cornell was going great guns until it hit Harvard, and even then the Ithacans looked overpowering in defeat. Will last week's loss, or playing their first game outside New York, affect Cornell's momentum...