Word: amongst
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...sacrifices of which his states were capable ... It was on this occasion that I imposed a contribution of works of art for the Museum at Paris; being the first instance of the kind that occurs in modern history. Parma furnished twenty pictures chosen by the French Commissioners, amongst which was the famous Saint Jerome [by Correggio]. The duke offered two millions to be allowed to keep this picture." But Napoleon ruled that it would be "ornamental" to his capital...
...Korea today our military and political positions are intimately interwoven. For this is a guerrilla war, waged amongst and to some extent by the population of the country. For proof of this, come with me to South Korea and see with me some of the scenes that I have lately witnessed or heard of at firsthand...
...Power. Among the political prisoners in the Gestapo jail, says Lilje, the Christian faith flourished as never before. "The longer our imprisonment lasted, the more evident it became that there was another power amongst us. It was much stronger than that of the common political-resistance: that power was the Christian Faith. It was significant to see how one after another realized this fact; once it was admitted, our sense of its power increased...
...members. Second, voting is affected as much by the merit of speeches as by the merit of motions; it is, after all, a debating club. Third, the oratory of Mr. Randolph Churchill, in marked contrast to that of his distinguished father, has always been a sure vote-loser amongst Oxford audiences. Neglect of these considerations caused widespread American misunderstanding of the 1933 "King and Country" [pacifist] motion. It would be a thousand pities if a similar misunderstanding flowed from this...
...This type of writing can most charitably be explained by reference to the hot weather. It appears as a great discovery for some non-Catholics when they hear of the existence of varying opinions amongst Catholics on many problems outside of faith and morals. Blinded by ignorance, sometimes innocent, they believe that all Catholics neither think nor discuss, but that they merely obey a dictatorial and usually arbitrary 'party line.' When they hear of discussions they see in it almost a rebellion, and then give their imagination free reign of misinterpretation...