Word: belief
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...enterprise all around the world. This was his extension of U.S. foreign policy: "Old societies need to be rebuilt. Sick societies need to be made well." U.S. society, better than any other, qualifies men to take the leadership in such restoration, said Dulles. "That, I say, is our belief...
Although Penn and Cornell both met with upset defeats last weekend in Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League action, Ivy League court followers are of the belief that tomorrow night's contest between these co-favorites at Philadelphia should prove an important factor in determining the ultimate winner of the title...
...late Newton D. Baker, World War I Secretary of War and famed Wilsonian. Mr. Baker was the Council's mentor and prime mover, and nobody gave more encouragement to TIME'S fledgling editors 20 years ago. Having him for an enthusiastic weekly reader bolstered the editors' belief that their new venture was a worth while...
...their highest disapproval (98%) for the minister who "seems pessimistic and defeatist concerning the achievement of the goals of the Christian Church." Explains Sociologist Leiffer: "This does not mean that Methodist men and women desire a Pollyanna religion or preacher. . . . But they expect their religious leader to have . . . a belief that good eventually will triumph, and a consequent assurance and patience even in the face of disappointing conditions...
...sponsors of the Cleveland Institute call the forthcoming forum "A Report from the World" in the belief that study of the relationship between the U.S. and other countries is the most realistic and fruitful approach to worldwide international relations. Either a cynical assumption that the U.S. will drift back into isolationism or an over-optimistic belief that the U.S. will carry more than its share of the burden might retard for years the growth of a wholesome spirit of international cooperation. Both the U.S. and the rest of the world have much to learn about what each may expect...