Word: comment
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...late April and early May of 1958, Paris hummed with rumors that De Gaulle was the Army candidate for supreme power, and that he was preparing to return to office. When he finally announced his willingness to assume power, however, De Gaulle refused to comment on what policies he would pursue when in office. Unorthodox as this may seem, it is perfectly in keeping with De Gaulle's attitude toward the function of a leader, especially in domestic affairs...
Despite general approbation of the program to revamp New York State's system of higher education, the idea of state aid to sectarian institutions has unfavorable comment from several quarters...
...addition to Sen's comment on the economic situation in India, problems of Indian planning, government, and journalism comprised the major part of the evening's discussion. Three other Indians, all students at the University, talked about the problems India faces in their respective fields...
...Salutation is officially played. The last occasion on which it was known to have been played at all was on a Gramophone at an evening reception given by the Military Secretary of the Sultan, who inadvertently sat on the record afterwards and broke it." The Foreign Office had no comment, but a Navy man said admiringly: "They do write good letters down in Muscat." Fact is the British Consul General has little else to do, apart from requesting manumission for escaping slaves, who by tradition become entitled to freedom if they can manage to enter his compound and clasp both...
...inherit the earth" echoes A Woman's famous "The worst form of tyranny the world has ever known. The tyranny of the weak over the strong." And where Wilde was almost the last user of the classic aside, Laurents has adopted its chic, flip descendant, the crack or comment flung straight at the audience...