Word: belief
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...belief that "the unifying and invigorating element of work in history and the humanities must be the conscious and scrupulous use of the historical method" the School of Historical Studies was formed. Inside this School the subjects range from Greek archeology--where the Institute enjoys a reputation comparable to that of the School of Mathematics--to modern political history. In between, the Institute admits that there are many "bizarre lacunae," but nevertheless, the historical method provides both a unifying basis and a criterion for possible expansion in coming years if finances permit...
Equally naive and equally dangerous is the belief that this country is so prosperous and dynamic that anyone who really wants to can get to a private school and thus into a better college. The average family in this nation cannot afford to send a son to preparatory school...
...America's heart: welcome to our distinguished royal couple that have come to us. English-speaking people march forward together, to stand steadfast behind the principles that have made the two nations great−of the same faith in their God and in themselves−a belief in the rights of man . . . Ladies and gentlemen, will you please rise with me and drink a toast to the Queen...
...aspirations of the people in the newly developing countries of the world. Considering the magnitude of the capital needed by underdeveloped areas, it is surprising that some of these less-developed countries appear to be reluctant or even opposed to foreign investment. This attitude has given rise to the belief that these countries are anti-capitalist...
...that they are those of a powerfully built person of advanced age but undetermined sex. With this intriguing information −pending further Vatican disclosures about the bones or about additional excavation −the account ends. Archaeologists Toynbee and Perkins conclude only that "at least since the 2nd century, the belief [that St. Peter's bones lay in the Aedicula] has been, and always will be, a wellspring of devotion...