Word: affectation
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Under British occupation no progress is possible. On the contrary, "vacuums" are created which certainly affect stability and security not only in Egypt but in all Middle East countries which stand by Egypt's side in her struggle for complete independence...
...regimental operations bunker, a private who enthused over the prospects was answered by a sleepy-eyed sergeant. "Do you think," said the sergeant, "that you could finish sweeping the floor before the whole damn war is over?" The big question on most lips was how the cease-fire would affect rotation. Said one G.I.: "If peace comes, somebody is going to let us sit here for 18 months. That's a long time to spend on your duff in peacetime...
...Thelwall, who blew the froth off his beer and said: "So would I treat all kings." The majority of 20th century Socialists are more apt to raise their pints in ancient and loyal homage. The change has come about because British monarchs, since Victoria, have learned to express and affect what modern men call "the aspirations of the collective subconscious." Historian Walter Bagehot thought a better name was "magic," and held that too much light should not be let in on it. For the heart of the monarchy is mysticism; its sanctity is its life. Another mystical belief, that...
...Emotional factors are enormously important in apparent sterility of both men and women, said Manhattan's Dr. Irving C. Fischer, and too little is known about how they operate in either sex. But since the emotions affect the chemistry and physiology of reproduction, every fertility clinic needs a staff psychiatrist...
...student of Greek history and a specialist in the problems of general education. At Lawrence College he set up a required course for all freshmen in which through the study of "great original works which have affected civilization and still affect it," students were brought in contact with problems in the five major fields of learning: the social sciences, philosophy, religion, natural sciences, and the arts...