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...technical correctness of shapes imposed by physical law, Nervi maintained, constitutes the essential element of the the "'style of truth'" to which man's aesthetic sense instinctively responds...
...willing to go along with De Gaulle's concept. Belgium and The Netherlands prefer a far tighter, supranational federation, but failing that, they want Britain in as a counterweight to France and Germany. Says Belgium's Foreign Minister Paul-Henri Spaak: "England is a great political stabilizing element, our necessary intermediary with...
Nervi main economic advantage of preparation, Nervi explained, is the elimination of the wood formwork previously to reinforced concrete. Further construction with prefabricated element is faster, Nervi noted. They can immediately mass-produced while the nations and vertical supports are and if accompanied "with exactness in layout and workman- can be quickly and easily erected site...
...Horace incorporates the critical methods of such men as I. A. Richards and Reuben Brower, men who believe that poetry should be approached on its own terms. As Commager remarks: "The ideas work not merely 'with' but 'in' and 'through' Horace's specific language. If we change any element of his language a different idea remains--or no idea at all. To speak of a lyric poet's 'message' is meaningless, except in terms of the forms in which he creates...
...know how many times I got crunched by another car, or tires blew, or things broke. Death is something that frightens me, and thinking about it isn't going to make it less likely to happen. I wouldn't drive a racing car unless there was an element of danger involved. Does a bullfighter want to fight a bull without horns...