Word: adjusting
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...adjust well to the world of reality means a splitting of the person. It means that the person turns his back on much of himself because it is dangerous. But it is now clear that by so doing, he loses a great deal too, for these depths are also the source of all his joys, his ability to love, to laugh, and, most important for us, to be creative. By protecting himself against the hell within himself, he also cuts, himself off from the heaven within. In the extreme instance, we have the obsessional person, flat, tight, rigid, frozen, controlled...
...installation of their telephone. Antoine is destructive in all this bickering, as well as in his affair, but it is hard to condemn him for it. There is no enthusiasm to his indecencies; rather, it is just the desperate, almost random lashings out of a man who rightfully cannot adjust to the prospect of settling down...
...captain next year. Paul may have the added difficulty of helping the players adjust to a new coach, as Cooney Weiland is retiring after 21 years. This might not furn out to be much of a problem, though, as assistant coach Billy Cleary, who ran practices this year, is considered the most likely man to get the post...
This country is not withdrawing into isolation. With the Soviet Union, we want a relationship in which the interests of both are respected. When interests conflict, we prefer negotiation and restraint as the methods to adjust differences. But, when challenged, the U.S. will defend its interests and those of its allies...
Harvard is a clear favorite, but the game may be a little bit like a Rangers-Flyers game. Brown is mediocre, but they know it and adjust their game accordingly, playing to keep the score low and close and the fans happy with a lot of checking and a little blood...