Word: belief
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...partition convulsed much of India last week and spread across the border to Pakistan. At least 23 Hindus and Moslems were dead, another 500 injured. The riots ripped the delicate fabric of peaceful Hindu-Moslem relations and dealt a cruel blow to Prime Minister Nehru's belief that in nine years of the "secular" state the ancient religious animosities of his people had been "healed and forgotten...
...takes his cues and many a quote from the latter-day Sir Winston's Blenheim prose palace, the six-volume, 2,561-page Marlborough, His Life and Times. John was slim and handsome, brave as a lion, as full of twists as a corkscrew. He was ambitious beyond belief, but never lost his temper or learned to spell. Through sheer brilliance he worked himself up to the rank of general. But it was not until Queen Anne came to the throne that John Churchill had the chance to astonish Europe. And even then, he would never have succeeded without...
...League schedule favors the Crimson, but not enough to shake Munro from the belief that Yale will win the title. Last year's co-champion with the Crimson, Penn, has lost heavily through graduation, but still must be considered a threat...
Munro is making no predictions, and to do so would be extremely hazardous, for the uneven depth and experience of the team makes its prospects problematical. But the belief here is that the Crimson will certainly make a good record. With fortunate breaks in a few departments, including injuries and sophomores, the team has at least some chance to repeat in the Ivy League...
Politically, Reischauer found a strong and healthy belief in democracy. "Ever since the last war," he maintains, "the Japanese have never doubted that the ballot box would decide the major issues." A higher percentage of people vote in the Japanese elections than do here, and the elected governments now have eleven years of successful rule under their belts...