Word: abandon
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Washington guessed that Malenkov would not abandon so important a job voluntarily, and that, therefore, this was proof that he is not yet in full control. London guessed just the opposite: that this was proof that Malenkov is so firmly in control that he could safely relinquish one of his heaviest assignments. Outside the Kremlin, no one really knew...
...danced her way into the most enthusiastic rave reviews in recent memory. The Times's Brooks Atkinson, who declared that Rosalind "radiates the genuine comic spirit," demanded that she be elected President of the U.S. The Herald Tribune's Walter Kerr happily surrendered to her "open-armed abandon." The other critics' superlatives ranged from "terrific" to "extraordinarily charming" and "thoroughly delightful...
Despite these advantages, however, many committees will be reluctant to accept this change. Irresponsible charges draw publicity and votes, leaving their victim unable to answer back. But the nominal purpose of investigating committees is ferreting out information, not attracting public acclaim. If investigating groups refuse to abandon their politically lucrative practices willingly, Congress should force these curbs on them. Keating's committee has proven, so far, that granting individuals the right of self-defense does not hinder investigations. A majority of both houses should make his standards binding on all similar groups...
...election because the West has decided to oppose automatically any man not rejected by the Communists, there can not logically ever be another Secretary-General. Today, India is one of few reasonably neutral countries, and the only one whose nationals neither bloc entirely distrusts. Unless the West will abandon hope for a Secretary who is completely acceptable, and settle on a leaning nentral, Western leadership will appear unreasonable, and the generic foe of Asia...
Varsity and JV ball players will abandon Briggs Cage as soon as the weather improves, Coach McInnis noted...