Word: adapt
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...among the party's presidential hopefuls last week, Schlesinger argues that the country, with tidal regularity, goes through alternating cycles of liberalism and conservatism every 15 or 16 years. A new reform era is coming in a few years. But meanwhile, Democrats should ride the conservative crest and adapt to the changes. "Instead of the quantitative liberalism of the '30s, we need now a 'qualitative liberalism,' dedicated to bettering the quality of people's lives and opportunities. We can now count the fight for the necessities of living-a job, a square meal, a suit...
...engineered an important reform: raising the departments of humanities and social sciences to equal rank with the institute's other professional schools. Today M.I.T.'s curriculum spans the whole range of man's "technology," from politics to psychology, from international relations to interstellar space. "M.I.T. must adapt itself to the needs of a changing epoch," Stratton said last week in his inaugural address. "It must assume new roles and accept new responsibilities." But not at the expense of education, he vowed, and laid out three guidelines for his administration: ¶"We must strive to develop more effectively...
...smoked the King's own crested cigarettes, Baudouin moved affably among them, freely offered heretical opinions and answered questions. Of U.S. newsmen he said: "They establish instant, familiar relations with their important guests, which is. you will admit, far different from our traditions, so I had to adapt myself quickly." Were Americans materialistic? "I found them idealistic." What about court protocol? 'I abhor cutaways. They should be banned in Belgium." Of his brother's fiancée. Princess Paola: "A wonderful girl. Italy has given us a lovely present...
Bevington recognizes that the presence of resident tutors in the Houses stimulates intellectual conversation, and he has high praise for the Moors' tutor affiliate program. He would like to see the dormitories adapt more of the practices of the Houses, and he admits that one possibility would be affiliation of dorms and Houses, such as has taken place between Com-stock and Winthrop, and Holmes and Quincy...
...most of them aren't listening. They're just being polite." The National Science Foundation feels differently, has given Dr. Segal a $21,000 grant in the hope that his study of the slugs' ability to adjust to temperature may provide clues in helping humans adapt to tough environments-such as high altitudes or outer space...