Word: mannerizes
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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...mystique." By Sunday, we can no longer tolerate static, sloppy anything. On Sunday, the pro football fan becomes involved. We are now a real if vicarious part of the team. We are part of a decision-making group that, having made that decision, executes that plan in the exact manner and accomplishes a goal. We are part of an organization that by training and discipline is able to accomplish something. We have seen someone do something right-and what a rare treat that is for most Americans...
...interpretation was for the most part weighty, and usually geared to the mood of the piece. Schneider is a musician who understands Mozart, and interprets this piece much in the manner of Bruno Waiter. He did a truly fine...
...inherently good until corrupted by society; in a world in which some unscientific assumptions must still be made, man's basic goodness is possibly the most positive and urgent of them all. If we cannot believe that, given generally decent surroundings, man can behave in a generally decent manner...
...Culture, called him "a man of the day before yesterday and the day after tomorrow." Like most crusaders, De Gaulle was extraordinarily farsighted but sometimes, maddeningly, he deliberately seemed to narrow his vision. From the day he proclaimed a French government in exile during World War II, his imperious manner and fragile sensibilities frequently infuriated his nation's closest allies. In a vain effort to force French leadership on Europe, he twice vetoed Britain's entry into the Continent's first economic cooperative, the Common Market. At home, he stinted on public welfare, in the form...
Channel Pilot. Consider, for example, some of the questions a NATAPROBU aspirant must answer: "Can you describe the lateral communication channels you will have to establish to perform your role in the organization?" Or this: "In like manner, can you describe the vertical channels? Can you identify and describe the role relationships of the organizational units astride the communication channels you have identified?" To the novice, a simple yes or no answer would seem to be enough. According to NATAPROBU's Guidelines for Evaluation, however, any coherent replies immediately relegate the applicant to the "Failure to Meet Requirements...