Word: backgrounding
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...successfully resisted the various efforts made by the United Nations to hold a free and impartial plebiscite in order to ascertain the wishes of the Kashmiri people whether they would like to join Pakistan or India. The simple expedient of disposing of the problem by pushing it into the background is hardly a "solution." The severe strain imposed on Pakistan's resources by the problem of absorbing no less than eight million refugees within a relatively short period has been glossed over. The other points are similarly distorted or exaggerated, and it is surprising that not one word has been...
...employees of the Admissions Office do an exceptional job in proselytizing and interviewing throughout the nation. But they are few in number and much of the interviewing must be done by alumni of the College, or in some cases, by alumni of the Harvard graduate schools. Despite their Harvard background, alumni often do not know much about the present intellectual climate or undergraduate composition of the College. This lack of knowledge is not conducive to the selection of the candidates best able to benefit from a Harvard education...
...thing about Ravenel that impressed Yovicsin most was his determination to learn. "This determination has led him to drive himself in his work, both on and off the field. He puts it to good use. He has a good background, he's a thinker and he makes the team feel, 'we can move.' He has poise, confidence in himself, and he radiates this confidence to his players." And he always manages to fall forward, the junior quarterback noted...
...night for a week-into a coherent, intelligible story. TIME'S cover story on the new Pope strives to 1) give a complete account of the man's life, personality and accomplishments; 2) explain the circumstances of his election; 3) state the problems he faces against the background of the papacy's history. See RELIGION, "I Choose John...
...Greg decided to play a splendid little joke on the "academic community." The story, which carries a subtle overtone of Shavian irony, took place at a fictional university, but the characters are familiar: the smooth and politic department chairman, the impressive "Great Ideas" lecturer with little scholarship in his background, the pale, imitative young instructor. Perhaps the tale is not entirely uninteresting to officers and students of Harvard University...