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Word: quested (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1970
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MIDDLE EAST. Convinced that peace can come about only through direct negotiations between the nations involved in the Mideast conflict, the U.S. will continue its efforts to bring both sides together. But Nixon views any Soviet quest for "predominance" in the area "as a matter of grave concern," and sees small hope of a Mideast settlement until the U.S.S.R. shows signs of a serious desire for a relaxation of tensions. Until a settlement is reached, however, the U.S. will continue its present policy of providing arms to Israel to help maintain the balance of military power in the region...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: The World of Richard Nixon | 3/2/1970 | See Source »

...second), Alinsky has a keen sense of mortality and seems to find more satisfaction in the pursuit than in the attainment of a goal. No ultimate Utopia lies over the horizon for him. "Every time you resolve a problem," he says, "you create another. My life is a quest for the unexpected." After life? "They'll send me to hell, and I'll organize...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Radical Saul Alinsky: Prophet of Power to the People | 3/2/1970 | See Source »

...This quest for a national identity has been further confused and corrupted by foreign powers-Russia, Britain, and France in the nineteenth century, Britain since World War I, and the United States since 1947. These countries and most recently the U. S., have used Greece for their own economic and military benefit...

Author: By Theodore Sed?wick, | Title: Books Behind the Coup | 2/28/1970 | See Source »

...sexual objectifictaion is a focus of our quest for freedom. It is precisely that which we are not supposed to share with each other. Learning how to be open and good with each other sexually is part of our liberation. And one obvious distinction: objectification of sex for us is something we choose to do among ourselves, while for women it is imposed by their oppressors...

Author: By Carl Wittman, | Title: What Homosexuals Want From This Old World | 2/23/1970 | See Source »

...quest for additional funds he turned more and more to the Federal government for assistance but admitted that "government encroachment on Harvard's treasured independence has been a major worry of mine...

Author: By Carol R. Sternhell, | Title: Pusey Announces Decision To Retire in June of 1971 | 2/17/1970 | See Source »

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