Word: breakdown
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...imperialist policy which heads for war. We notice doubts in the purposefulness of our alliance with the Soviet Union, in the importance of Soviet aid for our economy, and in the Soviet support of our national interests. In the army there are still many activists who experienced a breakdown of faith after the 20th Congress of the Soviet Communist Party and who are in the throes of a spiritual struggle. But how long can a Communist live as a moral wreck or as an offended virgin? A soldier who observes discipline by fear is good for parades, but we cannot...
...gorgeous turnover?'' cried a happy Tory housewife in Winnipeg. Canada's turn to the right was indeed a spectacular surprise. The secondary significance dawned more slowly. In a breakdown inherent in the parliamentary system, the Canadian voter had balanced his choice so nicely that the country was assured of a minority government. Canada faced the prospect of a temporarily paralyzed domestic and foreign policy, and another election within a year...
Regarding the curriculum, he feels that what one studies does not determine his values. Drawing chiefly on the data collected by the Cornell Values Survey, Jacob notes that "a breakdown of its results according to the field of study in which each student was concentrating or planning to concentrate, shows that the patterns of value are almost identical among students in the different fields--within each university and across the sample as a whole...
...member of the Class of 1932, reading over the breakdown of the $82.5 million program for Harvard College, could conceivably be puzzled by a seven million dollar item marked "Houses' for Married Students...
...BREAKDOWN INSURANCE will be sold for 10? by garages that hold exclusive rights to aid motorists on 427-mile New York State Thruway. Good for one day, policy entitles driver to free emergency services costing up to $25 in cases of stalling, tire trouble...