Word: account
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Finbarr was sitting before a turf fire when he made his final choice. Said he: "I was reading TIME'S account of the fight the Hungarians were putting up against the Russians. It was deeply moving-one of the finest pieces of reporting I had ever read. I thought of the sacrifices the men and women and children of Hungary were making for freedom. They were a symbol, I thought. And then I remembered that TIME had picked the G.I. in Korea as a symbol, and I knew they must pick a Hungarian now. So I put aside TIME...
Already Nasser seemed to be back at his old trick of playing off East against West. As if to flaunt in Western faces the possible consequences of calling him to account, Nasser gave nine Soviet correspondents a two-hour interview in which he thanked the Russians for sending him military aid "without conditions" and for offering "volunteers" to fight the Suez invaders. Said Nasser: "I wish for this friendship to grow and develop in strength." A Nasser aide announced that the Anglo-French attack on Suez had freed Egypt from its commitment to negotiate for nonpolitical operation of the canal...
...Inasmuch as we have been unable to discover any psychologically understandable process to account for the schizophrenic complex, I draw the conclusion that there might be a toxic cause. That is, a physiological change has taken place because the brain cells were subjected to emotional stress beyond their capacity ... I suggest that here is an almost unexplored region, ready for pioneering research work...
Happy smiles decorated every face in Ellenville except that of generous Banker Rose. Reason: as soon as his bank was closed, his $25,000 check for bail, drawn on his personal account, had bounced, and he was jailed...
...STORY, by Kathryn Hulme. The account of a spiritual failure that is more moving than most stories of spiritual success. After 17 years of selfless work and self-laceration, Sister Luke knew that she did not have the nun's vocation; she inspired a fascinating and consistently moving picture of a world and a life that cannot even be imagined by outsiders...