Word: ardently
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...line into the bloodstream, the craving of the muscles for violent action." For most of this century, Arthur Koestler lived by those words. Last week at his home in London, he died by them at the age of 77. The "rootless cosmopolitan," as he styled himself, had been an ardent supporter of "autoeuthanasia," and when the suffering of old age and disease grew in supportable, he reportedly took a lethal dose of drugs. His third wife, Cynthia, 56, joined him in the apparent double suicide. Koestler's act was in keeping with his principles. Throughout his long career...
...hired to defame Jinnah. The partial funding of the film by the government was a profitable financial investment and nothing else. The unfavorable portrayal of Jinnah is a consequence of the director's own views and not a result of political pressure by the Indian government. Attenborough is an ardent admirer of Gandhi and therefore his criticism of Jinnah is hardly surprising even though it may not be entirely objective...
...most ardent defender of human rights was John Healey, executive director of Amnesty International. Although Healey repeatedly joined in lambasting the Reagan Administration for its ineffective human rights policies, he focused more on human than political issues...
...Crimson mentor." Anybody who dislikes Dartmouth can come here Saturday night and have an enjoyable evening. THE NOTEBOOK: Forward Joe Carrabino still hasn't returned to Cambridge. The 6-ft., 8-in junior is still recovering from a back injury and may miss the entire season. McLaughlin, always an ardent supporter of the Harvard University Band sported an "I love the Harvard Band" button last night in protest of Army's refusal to let the band perform at halftime of this year's Harvard football game...
...choice between the Maoist generals and Deng's supporters in the military. The new Defense Minister is Zhang Aiping, 72, a general who has headed the Scientific and Technological Commission for National Defense. One of Deng's most trusted men in the military establishment, he is an ardent advocate of modernizing the army...