Word: arid
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...emphasis of the course should be on the trends in literature rather than on single authors. If open to freshmen, such a coures might be an effective enticement for concentrating in English. Also, it would allow non-concentrators to savour the essence of English literature without either skimming the arid territory of minor figures or bogging down in the Old Masters. With a few revisions, English 10 could be a far more valuable basic course...
Chances are the U.S. musical public will hear most of Alex Kallao as a jazzman : when he winds up his Manhattan run. he heads for Chicago arid a circuit of the nation's jazz rooms...
...today life of a Pittsburgh steelworker. The leading article is a suggested plan for a first reading of the Bible, written by a French Dominican nun, Sister Jeanne d'Arc, for Catholics who want to go through their Bibles cover to cover without getting bogged down in the "arid passages" of the Old Testament...
...most critical natural resource in the arid Middle East is water. Israel needs water to support a population doubled in the past five years. The Arab states need it to settle and feed 900,000 Palestine refugees. But there is not enough for both. Today, only 5% of the Middle East's land is cultivated; the rest thirsts. Meanwhile, the Jordan River, which meanders part of its course between Israel and Jordan, wastefully pours 44 billion cu.ft. of fresh water annually into the salty Dead...
...bureaucracy. If it works-and it seems to be working-the new function of the Vice President may help to solve a crisis of modern government: the conflict between the unity of national policy represented by the President and the divisiveness and multiplicity represented by Congressmen, specialized administrators arid their attendant pressure groups...