Word: adjustable
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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What made the Nixon Administration so "unAmerican" was its attempt to adjust to a world fundamentally different from our historical perception. The impulses to lurch toward either isolationism or global intervention had to be cured by making judgments according to some more permanent conception of national interest. It was no use rushing forth impetuously when excited, or sulking in our tent when disappointed. We would have to learn to reconcile ourselves to imperfect choices, partial fulfillment, the unsatisfying tasks of balance and maneuver...
Harvard clearly outran and outskilled the hapless Terriers, even though three Crimson starters watched the game from the bench and the players on the field had to adjust to the wider and smoother surface of the Business School field...
...imaginative leaps, and go with its surprising tone, they will be pleasantly rewarded. The wit derives mainly from Writer-Director Meyer's wry confrontations between Futurist Wells and a world that does not in any way match his optimistic projections of things to come. Whether trying to adjust to the automobile, a Big Mac or a Mickey Mouse telephone, Wells is a consistently appealing figure. After playing lots of reprehensible characters (A Clockwork Orange) McDowell exhibits a first-rate change-up. Even more surprising is Mary Steenburgen as the junior bank officer who converts both the Ripper...
While a forward must be able to penetrate the opposing defense for a shot or a penalty corner, coach Edie MacAusland expects Kellogg to adjust to all situations, including a defensive role and midfield pressure when the opposition gains possession...
McCurdy attributed the poor Crimson showing to the team's lack of experience and the presence of many short-distance-oriented runners who have yet to adjust to the rigors of competitive cross-country racing...