Word: comprehend
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Here in America," warned Conant, "it is evident that many intelligent citizens fail to comprehend the role of theory in modern science. They do not understand the importance of improving and expanding the theoretical basis of chemistry...
...forced to the unfortunate dilemma of assuming either that the editors of the CRIMSON do not comprehend the substance of the infamy, a conclusion unfortunately too, too possible in an age in which the baccalaureate on longer implies a through knowledge of the classics, or that they brazenly acquiesce in the utilization of their daily for the perpeutation of this obscenity...
...Bookmaker Frank Erickson, who never got beyond the fourth grade ("I refuse to answer on the grounds that it might intend to criminate me"); Water Commissioner James J. Moran, a granite-jawed Irishman clearly following some elaborate, personal code of honor that the common run of mankind would never comprehend; and the virulent clash of words and wills between New York's ex-Mayor William O'Dwyer and Senator Charles Tobey...
...Weapon. A hunter needs a weapon. The formidable one that Mao bore, the Chinese Red army, had been forged with Russian connivance in a manner that the West did not yet widely comprehend...
Beethoven's late works for the piano are among the greatest written for the instrument. They are fantastically difficult to comprehend and to play. Hearing them well performed can be a completely overpowering experience. Webster Aitken is giving a series of three programs of these works in Sanders Theatre. He is a remarkable pianist, and his performances have been superb. Aitken has obviously studied these pieces carefully, and has very definite ideas on their interpretation. Naturally, these ideas are open to criticism, but with very few reservations, I found his playing convincing. Furthermore, he has a technique equal...