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Word: afraid (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...nationwide TV hookup, Eden tried to allay U.S. misgivings about the coming visit of Khrushchev and Bulganin to London. He said: "If you have confidence in yourself, if you believe in your own convictions, if you trust your own faith, you shouldn't be afraid to meet, to argue with others...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOREIGN RELATIONS: Tour of the Horizon | 2/13/1956 | See Source »

...waving his long arms, shouting some doggerel that he may have composed on the spur of the moment, heading down Tremont Street and turning the corner at Boylston. The next day, when the delayed returns from California changed the entire world's political picture, I was almost afraid to contact...

Author: By Samuel P. Sears, | Title: Sherwood: Memories Of His College Days | 2/10/1956 | See Source »

...lower number of applicants has not affected the geographical distribution of students at Harvard, David D. Henry '41, acting dean of Admissions, pointed out. "We were afraid," he said, "that students in some districts would be discouraged from applying by the new fee, but this does not seem to be the case...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fee Reduces Applicants To Big Three Colleges | 2/8/1956 | See Source »

...missilemen also have a hope that supports them: the ultimate weapon may produce the ultimate stalemate, a world in which all factions are afraid to start a war, and will take measures to keep it from starting accidentally...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Missiles Away | 1/30/1956 | See Source »

...lower number of applications has not affected geographical distribution, according to Henry. "We were afraid that students in some districts would be discouraged from applying by the new fee, but this does not seem to be the case," he said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Henry Foresees Decrease In Class of '60 Applicants | 1/27/1956 | See Source »

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