Word: answering
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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COVERING the Vatican," says Rome Correspondent Wilton Wynn, "is a challenge. Almost never is it possible to go to an official source, to ask a straight question and get a straight answer. You have to find sources you can trust, and then you have to convince the sources that they can trust...
...Nixon's election, speculation inevitably focused on the impact that his narrow victory would have on his ability to govern. Lacking a popular majority, or even a respectable edge over Hubert Humphrey, would he be hamstrung by an opposition Congress and hounded by his always numerous critics? The answer is likely to be: not for a while. After a year of crises and threats of more to come, the nation and the world seem eager for a respite. Moreover, the U.S. has long had a tradition of forbearance toward a new President: a willingness to let him show what...
What are the Russians up to? NATO commanders do not know the answer, but they do know that the new Soviet presence has radically changed the Mediterranean equation. Only ten years ago, when Nasserite terrorists were trying to overthrow the government of Lebanon, its President, Camille Chamoun, could reassure a doubting Cabinet minister: "If things get too tough, I can call for the Sixth Fleet, just like this . . ." And the President snapped his fingers. Chamoun did call for help; the U.S. Sixth Fleet landed its Marines. Lebanon proceeded to settle its affairs without further outside interference. Russia's Nikita...
...girls in the brick dorms must "do bells"--answer dorm phones and serve as a receptionist--usually for an hour each week. The Radcliffe Redbook states: "Shared responsibilities for dormitory functioning are considered an important part of learning at Radcliffe...
...mental state of fear is just a name we give to the helpless feeling of being confronted by something totally unknown, and then trying to find an answer to it and being unable. People fear death because they have to explain it and can't; and they can consciously not fear a vaccination because they know enough about the pain...