Word: accept
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...ability at self-control which the sophisticated idea of a step-like escalation seems to demonstrate, but the logic of escalation itself seems very alien to us. It looks like beating somebody with one hand, while asking at the same time for a gentlemanly discussion with him. Should he accept the invitation, he has surrendered; this might be honorable for the hitter but not for the other fellow. Accepting the cruel realities of international politics, I don't think this is the ideal way to negotiation. I have some doubts as to how effective the escalation policy is, when applied...
...women in nutrition class give the same wrong answer, or no answer at all, for the hundredth time: these are part of anybody's Peace Corps experience. How to deal with them remains very much an individual matter. The gifted few do achieve a breakthrough which permits them to accept and draw pleasure from their environment on its own terms. This capacity may be more a matter of temperament than anything else. The Brooks left Educador with an adopted son and daughter, a testimony to their identification with the people they helped. Other Volunteers are thrown back upon themselves; they...
...later this month to explore ways to smooth Aden's road to independence. But FLOSY's Mackawee for one has already pledged to "redouble the bloodshed" unless the U.N. mission recognizes his organization as the only representative of the people. Since the other nationalists are unlikely to accept this solution, Aden appears headed for further convulsions...
...candidacy was the best or only way to start a dialogue. But if Republicans really support a system based on rational discussion, we must accept SDS's challenge. Paul Wagler '69 Operations Director Harvard Young Republican Club
That voice, that laugh, that long languorous look will be here again on Monday as Lauren Bacall comes to accept her designation as this year's Hasty Pudding "Woman of the Year." Her estimated time of arrival is 1:07 p.m. at the Pudding clubhouse...