Word: depends
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...more flexible society. In time, Djilas is convinced, they will usher in a democratic society hardly distinguishable from existing Western versions, with much the same pluralism, mixed economy and individual freedoms. The Communist bureaucracy cannot suppress this knowledgeable new class because the regime's economy more and more depends on it-just as, in Western countries, politics and the economy depend more and more on professional knowledge. If anything, Djilas suggests, Communism will disappear with less resistance than anybody could have foreseen. Earlier dominant classes-whether feudal lords or capitalists-cemented their power with durable institutions that reflected economic...
...enunciating more clearly. The word I actually used was civility, which is much more important for universities today than stability. Civility becomes increasingly vital if university people-faculty, students and administration-are to discuss instead of demand, reason rather than shout, mutually respect rather than mutually recriminate, depend on ideas for persuasion rather than four-letter words, and confer with rather than confront each other...
...feels confident about this season. "We're going to be a very good ball club when we reach our potential. Our record over the season is going to depend upon how rapidly we achieve that potential." Bob attributes some of his optimism to the work Coach Loyal Park has done to make the starting nine function together as a team...
Vonnegut passes on the information that pieces together Billy Pilgrim's life in a Tralfamadorian sense of order, not a chronological one. Instead of telling Billy's life "as it happened," he describes events that might be most enlightening when compared. The actual story of the book depends on the chronology of capture and eventual freedom during World War II. But Vonnegut's ideas don't depend on it--he tells us what the end of the book will be in the first chapter...
Holy Cross' chances also depend on the strength of their mound staff. Klaus, the Crusader's leading hurler, pitched a one hitter against Harvard last season for a 4-0 Crimson loss...