Word: functioning
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...committee recommended: "First, the strong over-all authority of WPB must be made a living reality. This authority must be ready to make decisions and to enforce them. . . . Second, without dilution of the power of the chairman, WPB should function as a board. . . ." Both recommendations were sound, just as sound as ever; but the mess was still bubbling...
...confidence of Premier Stalin, President Benes might in some circumstances have been a useful intermediary, both in such matters as the current Polish controversy, and in the larger field of postwar relations. In the circumstances as they actually are, President Benes probably will not and cannot fulfill this function. In the opinion of some who are shaping policy in Washington, Dr. Benes is too much of an opportunist; too close to Joseph Stalin, too deeply obligated to the U.S.S.R. And there are other reasons, including the fact that his own political position is under attack from Slovak extremists...
Although it has been argued that the government is sovereign and cannot set up any body on a par with itself, the fact remains that governmental units are faced with important problems of human and industrial relations. Grievances and mismanagement will crop up. The question arises: "What is the function of a union in this situation," and the answer is important both for the present emergency in the mines and future problems in government operated and controlled enterprises...
...Cadet Major Corrigan, BC of Battery 2 and Cadet Captain Gordon, Tuesday's BC. Wire communication was obtained in all gun emplacements but, because of a shortage of WTs, it was fairly slow going in during the first practice RSOP. With an enlarged personnel, the battery is expected to function more smoothly tomorrow...
...days when most Harvard men were graduated into Wall Street or Dad's office, the College's function was that of training Cardinal Newman's "gentleman"--he who "carefully avoids whatever may cause a jar or jolt in the minds of those with whom he is cast." But since that day, our nation has come to know many things--the glitter and disillusionment of World War I, the shoddy decade of demoralization that followed demobilization, the years of leanness and social waste, the present conflict. As we have learned the lesson, so has Harvard realized that its most important duties...