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Word: undergird (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Even supposing the U.S. material and scientific attainments are less than those of Soviet Russia, which I doubt, the ends to which those attainments are directed and the ethical values which undergird the scientific accomplishments of the U.S. place those achievements on an entirely different plane from those of the U.S.S.R...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 9, 1957 | 12/9/1957 | See Source »

Radhakrishnan's interpretation of Karma, says Dr. Moses, "is of tremendous practical significance. It comes to undergird the many efforts that are being made by the government and the people of India to lift the fallen, to remove untouchability and in general to help the less fortunate to help himself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: The Hindu Revival | 10/15/1956 | See Source »

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