Word: allay
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...life and its literature. Gone is the gentle velvet touch or the cultivated wit; in its place--attended by the three old shrews of overstatement, needless elaboration, and editorial foot-note--is the effective finesse of the piledriver. Monocle Credits cleverly mention precisely what the author's parodying, to allay the confusion...
Stomma appealed to Wladyslaw Gomulka's ruling Communists "to resurrect the energies of the nation" by trusting it with a "margin of freedom." To restore the "aim of life and joy in living" that might allay the "bitterness, nihilism, hooliganism and drunkenness" in the land, said Stomma, "confidence must be mutual-of people in authorities, but even more so of the authorities in the people. Only in this way can Polish society be united...
...would be a mistake to attempt to allay their fears by waving America's big stick in the faces of Mr. Macmillan and M. Gaillard. Rather, the U.S. must appear a bit more tractable, more the friend and less the Protector. Words, in this case, can be mightier than The Word. An open ear is often more effective than an open mouth...
...solve the refugee problem is to force Israel to restore their homes. To accuse an Arab ruler of talking peace and compromise with Israel is still read by Arabs as a charge of treason to the refugees, and Nasser has used this charge freely. (Last week, apparently to allay any such suspicion of softness to Israel, Jordan stirred up a fresh series of border incidents backed by a volley of accusations and recriminations.) But recently, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon have shown private apprehension that the refugees may be turned against them by the clumsy maneuverings of Nasser...
...fear of Yalta-type conferences, however, still remains to be disposed of. Only an extremely tractful approach to the European nations can allay their fears of being sold down the river. Secretary Dulles' for midable unpopularity may prove a hindrance to such tactics, but hopefully, need not be an insurmountable obstacle...