Word: adjusting
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Belgians plan to move slowly-and progress steadily. "We adapt and adjust continually to the Congo's circumstances," says Governor Pétillon. "In the cities perhaps we shall move towards the ordinary concept of democracy, for black and white alike, but in the countryside, we may have to be content for a long time with a modified form of tribalism...
...figure fell to the normal amount given off in darkness. Dr. Decker believes that photosynthesis stops when the light fails, but that the daytime respiration that accompanies photosynthesis does not stop quite so suddenly. "It is like catching the leaf," he says, "with its pants down before it can adjust to darkness." Dr. Decker's method with Rabino-witch's nightmare may have considerable implications. A plant's production of food is the net result of its photosynthesis minus its respiration. Dr. Decker hopes to breed hybrid plants that breathe only slightly in sunlight, permitting photosynthesis...
...alternative to alienate themselves from it. They were convinced that something must be done. Seven million college-age young people were unemployed. Teachers were being fired; low salaries were being cut still further. Capitalism seemed on the rocks. And it appeared that only the Communist party was ready to adjust its program to the opportunity which presented itself. So, in a way, it was inevitable that the dissenters of the 1920's should become the communists of the 1930's. The new goal was not a chicken in every pot, but anything at all in the pot--in a word...
...painful shyness and a distaste for the rough and tumble of Tory politics. After a typical Eden speech, delivered with its customary earnestness. Winston Churchill once grumped: "My God, he used every cliché in the English language except 'God is love' and 'Gentlemen will please adjust their dress before leaving.' " But as an orator, Eden, though he casts no spells, conveys conviction...
...Tribute. His most recurrent headache results from having to adjust to a brand-new set of stars on every show: "Each one has to be indoctrinated into our way of doing things. Jimmy Durante worked with us as though we'd been together for years. Perry Como gave us an ad-lib tribute at the end of his show. The only time we've had real difficulty was on the first [Betty Hutton] program. It's a matter of accident whether the personal chemistry works...